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The name Caerlaverock is of Brittonic origin. [4] The first part of the name is the element cajr meaning "an enclosed, defensible site", (Welsh caer meaning "fort, city"). [4] The second part of the name may be the personal name Lïμarch (Welsh Llywarch), [4] or a lost stream-name formed from the adjective laβar, "talkative" (Welsh llafar, see Afon Llafar), [4] suffixed with –ǭg, "having ...
Caerlaverock Castle and arched Gateway to North East 54°58′33″N 3°31′27″W / 54.975787°N 3.524068°W / 54.975787; -3.524068 ( Caerlaverock Castle and arched Gateway to North
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image Rusco Tower: Gatehouse of Fleet: Early-16th-century tower house [5]: 3299: Ardwall House
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 16:26, 7 October 2023: 1,311 × 1,314 (227 KB): ArchaicW: Uploaded a work by Annotated by ArchaicW with: A Gatehouse range, B West range, C Banqueting Hall range and D Nithsdale Lodging range. from MacGibbon and Ross The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland 1887 with UploadWizard
Courtyard castle: 14th century: Ruined: Private: Also the name of a nearby baronial house of 1849: Auchenrivock Tower: L-plan tower house: Late 16th century: Ruined: Buccleuch Estate: Auchenskeoch Castle: Z-plan tower house: 17th century: Ruined: Only Z-plan tower in Galloway: Auchness Castle Baldoon Castle: Tower house
The cost of a large castle built over this time (anywhere from UK£1,000 to UK£10,000) would take the income from several manors, severely impacting a lord's finances. [144] Costs in the late 13th century were of a similar order, with castles such as Beaumaris and Rhuddlan costing UK£14,500 and UK£9,000 respectively.
The name Caerlaverock is of Brittonic origin. [1] The first part of the name is the element cajr meaning "an enclosed, defensible site", (Welsh caer, "fort, city"). [1] The second part of the name may be the personal name Lïμarch (Welsh Llywarch), [1] or a lost stream-name formed from the adjective laβar, "talkative" (Welsh llafar, see Afon Llafar), [1] suffixed with –ǭg, "having the ...
WWT Caerlaverock It covers a 587 hectares (1,450 acres) site at Eastpark Farm, on the north shore of the Solway Firth to the south of Dumfries . It is a wild nature reserve with a network of screened approaches and several observation towers.