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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. [2] The castle, which is protected as a scheduled monument, is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, [3] and is a popular tourist attraction.
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 ...
Caerlaverock Estate has been in the same family for 800 years. The Caerlaverock Estate website has information on places to stay, the estate farm and much more. The Caerlaverock Community Association website has a wealth of up-to-date information about history, people and events, including the monthly Scottish Women's Institute meetings in Glencaple.
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Caerlaverock Castle: ... Opening in 2011, ... includes the Chapter House Museum with relics from monastic and medieval times and local history exhibits
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.
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Scale model of Warwolf in front of Caerlaverock Castle Scale model of Warwolf. The Warwolf, also known as the Loup-de-Guerre or Ludgar, [1] is believed to have been the largest trebuchet ever made. [2] It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish ...