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Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres (seven miles) south of Dumfries , on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve .
Caerlaverock Castle: Caerlaverock Substantial ... Built in 1748 as a navigational marker, lighthouse built circa 1811, rebuilt by Walter Newall 1842-3 [113] 10415
Caerlaverock Castle was the seat of the chief of Clan Maxwell. [8] Threave Castle was owned by the Clan Maxwell between 1526 and 1640. [9] Maxwell Castle was built in 1545 but destroyed by the English in 1570. [10] Buittle Castle owned by the Maxwells from the 16th century until 1984
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The noble House of Maxwell had held the castle of Caerlaverock near Dumfries since the 13th century, and by the mid-16th century were the most powerful family in south-west Scotland. Robert Maxwell was the second son of John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell (1553–1593) and his wife Elizabeth Douglas (d.1637), daughter of the 7th Earl of Angus .
Caerlaverock Castle, a moated triangular castle, first built in the thirteenth century. Castles are buildings that combine fortifications and residence, and many were built within the borders of modern Scotland. They arrived in Scotland with the introduction of feudalism in the twelfth century.
The noble House of Maxwell had held the castle of Caerlaverock near Dumfries since the 13th century, and by the mid-16th century were the most powerful family in south-west Scotland. John Maxwell was the second son of Robert Maxwell, 6th Lord Maxwell (died 13 September 1552) and his wife Beatrix Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of ...
Caerlaverock Parish Church. Caerlaverock (/ k ər ˈ l æ v ə r ə k /; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhlàthain) is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The parish was historically in Dumfriesshire. The area includes: Caerlaverock Castle, a 13th-century castle, located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Dumfries, Scotland