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Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. ... in the mid-15th century, probably involving reconstruction of the gatehouse. A ...
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 No Category A
From the fifteenth century there was a phase of Renaissance palace building, which restructured them as castle-type palaces, beginning at Linlithgow. Elements of Medieval castles, royal palaces and tower houses were used in the construction of Scots baronial estate houses, which were built largely for comfort, but with a castle-like appearance ...
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.. In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". [1]
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 ...
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 ...
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
Maxwell was the eldest son and heir of John Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell (died 1484) and Janet, the daughter of George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness. [1] The Maxwells were an ancient House / Family from the Scottish Borders, whose chief seat was at Caerlaverock Castle near Dumfries.