Buittle Castle

Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the later residential building in the form of the Tower House, on the historic Bailey. It is located in the valley of the River Urr, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Dalbeattie. The castle is within the parish of Buittle, in the traditional county of Kirkcudbrightshire and is a scheduled monument.

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Location: 54.9352, -3.8445, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Auchen Castle Hotel ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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

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

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

• File:Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries - geograph.org.uk - 1769905.jpg

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

• File:The Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries - geograph.org.uk - 967318.jpg

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

• File:Ruthwell Savings Bank Museum, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.jpg

  Savings Banks Museum ⓘ
  banking museum

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  Stewartry Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland

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  Old Bridge House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries, Scotland, 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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  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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  The David Coulthard Museum ⓘ
  museum in Twynholm, Scotland, UK

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1300 Caerlaverock Castle

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1369 Threave Castle

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1893 Stewartry Museum

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1959 Old Bridge House Museum

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1977 Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum

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1989 Crichton Royal Museum

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1993 Dalbeattie Museum

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1993 John Paul Jones Cottage Museum

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1997 The David Coulthard Museum

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• Botel Castle/Buittle Castle (Buittle Parish), Prehistoric Site and Early Medieval Bailey - scientific article published in 1997, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Auchen Castle Hotel	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Barscobe Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Buittle Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Kenmure Castle	castle	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	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	1810	Savings Banks Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Stewartry Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	Old Bridge House Museum	museum, local authority 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	1993	Dalbeattie Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	John Paul Jones Cottage Museum	museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	The David Coulthard Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Buittle Castle		Commons
commons	image		Buittle Castle		Commons
commons	image		The Remains of Buittle Castle		Commons