Bothwell Castle
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Bothwell Castle is a large medieval fortress in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, renowned as one of the country’s finest and most important examples of 13th- and 14th-century castle architecture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Douglas family
ⓘ
House of Moray ⓘ |
| besiegedBy |
English forces
ⓘ
Scottish forces ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Walter of Moray
ⓘ
the Moray family ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in South Lanarkshire
ⓘ
Ruined castles in Scotland ⓘ Tourist attractions in South Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | late 13th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.806°N 4.066°W ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruin ⓘ |
| distanceToGlasgow | approximately 10 miles southeast ⓘ |
| era |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| function | defensive stronghold ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ ditches ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ great donjon tower ⓘ outer defenses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Anglo-Scottish Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| locatedIn | South Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bothwell ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Clyde ⓘ |
| material | red sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Glasgow ⓘ |
| notableFor |
13th- and 14th-century castle architecture
ⓘ
size ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownershipTransferredTo | Crown ⓘ |
| region |
central Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Scotland
|
| usedFor |
education
ⓘ
filming location ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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