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Bothwell Castle
Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland grid reference NS688593
De Moravia family England Earl of Douglas Earl of Angus
Open to the public
Yes
Condition
Ruined
Site history
Built
Begun 13th century
Built by
Walter de Moravia
Materials
Coursed red sandstone rubble
Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle, sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located between Bothwell and Uddingston, about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Glasgow. Construction of the castle was begun in the 13th century by the ancestors of Clan Murray, to guard a strategic crossing point of the Clyde. Bothwell played a key role in Scotland's Wars of Independence, changing hands several times.
The huge cylindrical donjon was built in the 13th century, but before the rest of the castle was completed it was severely damaged in a series of sieges. Rebuilding in the early 15th century enlarged the castle, but it was abandoned by the 18th century. The present ruin is rectangular, with the remains of the donjon to the west, and the later Great Hall to the east. The courtyard is enclosed by long curtain walls, with round towers at the south-east and south-west corners. The castle was described by Scottish archaeologist William Douglas Simpson as one of the "foremost secular structures of the Middle Ages in Scotland".[1]
BothwellCastle is a large medieval castle, sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located...
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Morays of Bothwell who established the family in Scotland in the 12th century. In the 16th century, descendants of the Morays of Bothwell, the Murrays...
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prevent it from being retaken. Nearly as important was the surrender of BothwellCastle, where a sizeable party of English nobles, including the Earl of Hereford...
multi-sports club featuring cricket (established in 1883, with the BothwellCastle Cricket Ground having hosted List A cricket), hockey (established in...
French style, as at BothwellCastle. Extensive earthworks protected the castle, including a dry moat and the ravine. Most of the castle foundations are now...
Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, exchanged it for BothwellCastle on the Clyde with Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell. It finally passed to the Duke of Buccleuch...
de Valence managed to escape the carnage and fled to the safety of BothwellCastle. Seven years after the Battle of Loudoun Hill, King Robert defeated...
IV's marriage by proxy, he met Janet at BothwellCastle in April 1503, then she was sent to Darnaway Castle in August just before Margaret arrived. James...
of BothwellCastle in South Lanarkshire and was charged by Edward with its security: "The king commands Walter fitz Gilbert, constable of his castle of...
south were sidings to BothwellCastle Colliery, with the colliery to the west of the station. These were controlled by Bothwell Station signal box, which...
features in the short story Siege Mentality, and The Last Siege of BothwellCastle, and has minor roles in Dead Girl Walking and Black Widow, and a minor...
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