Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres south of Dumfries, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. Caerlaverock was a stronghold of the Maxwell family from the 13th century until the 17th century, when the castle was abandoned. It was besieged by the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and underwent several partial demolitions and reconstructions over the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th century, the Maxwells were created Earls of Nithsdale, and built a new lodging within the walls, described as among "the most ambitious early classical domestic architecture in Scotland". In 1640 the castle was besieged for the last time by the Protestant Covenanters army, and was subsequently abandoned. Although demolished and rebuilt several times, the castle retains the distinctive triangular plan first laid out in the 13th century. Caerlaverock Castle was built to control trade in early times.

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Carlaverock Castle
castle, archaeological site, 

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  Annan Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Auchen Castle Hotel ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Buittle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Mote of Urr ⓘ
  motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Orchardton Tower ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Caerlaverock Castle ⓘ
  former castle archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Threave Castle ⓘ
  14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Lochmaben Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Annan Museum ⓘ
  museum in Scotland  

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  Ellisland Farm ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Gracefield Arts Centre ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Robert Burns Visitor’s Centre ⓘ
  visitor's centre with an exhibition about Robert Burns in Dumfries, Scotland

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  The Devil’s Porridge Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Savings Banks Museum ⓘ
  banking museum

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  Old Bridge House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries, Scotland, UK

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  Maryport Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Maryport, Cumbria, England, UK

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  Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Crichton Royal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries, Scotland, UK

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  Senhouse Roman Museum ⓘ
  museum in Maryport, England, United Kingdom

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  Dalbeattie Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dalbeattie, Scotland, UK

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  John Paul Jones Cottage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Arbigland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1488 Lochmaben Castle

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1959 Old Bridge House Museum

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1974 Maryport Maritime Museum

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1977 Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum

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1989 Crichton Royal Museum

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1990 Senhouse Roman Museum

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1993 Dalbeattie Museum

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1993 John Paul Jones Cottage Museum

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Caerlaverock Castle, ground floor plan, annotated with Ranges

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Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (O55065)

Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (O55063)

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• The siege of Caerlaverock - Anglo-Norman poem composed soon after July 1300, Anglo-Norman
• The Roll of Arms of the Princes, Barons and Knights who attended King Edward I to the Siege of Caerlaverock in 1300 - book published in 1864
• Caerlaverock Castle - guidebook published in 1951
• Caerlaverock Castle - guidebook published in 1994
• The siege of Caerlaverock - Anglo-Norman poem composed soon after July 1300, Old French
• Excavations at Caerlaverock Castle, 1955–66 - scientific article published in January 1999

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Sketchfab page@	Caerlaverock Castle	Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Annan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Auchen Castle Hotel	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Buittle Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Mote of Urr	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Orchardton Tower	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Caerlaverock Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1369	Threave Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1488	Lochmaben Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	museum		Annan Museum	museum, library building	Wikidata
site	museum		Ellisland Farm	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Gracefield Arts Centre	museum, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Robert Burns Visitor’s Centre	literary museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Devil’s Porridge Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1810	Savings Banks Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	Old Bridge House Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Maryport Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum	museum, aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Crichton Royal Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Senhouse Roman Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Dalbeattie Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	John Paul Jones Cottage Museum	museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Caerlaverock1		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock3		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock4		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock2		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock Castle, ground floor plan, annotated with Ranges		Commons
commons	image		CaerlaverockCastle1900		Commons
commons	image		0707-02-05914-01 GreatBritain CaerlaverockCastle		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (O55065)		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (O55063)		Commons
commons	image		Caerlaverock Castle 2016		Commons