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Douglas Castle

Scotland · 13th century

Founded
c. 1250
Heritage status
category C listed building
Location
Douglas
Coordinates
55.56645°, -3.83718°
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Douglas Castle in Scotland
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Description

Douglas Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas (later Douglas-Home) family from medieval times to the 20th century. The first castle, erected in the 13th century, was destroyed and replaced several times until the 18th century when a large mansion house was built in its place. This too was demolished in 1938, and today only a single corner tower of the 17th-century castle remains. The castle was the former family seat of the Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home. The castle was located around 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-east of the village of Douglas, South Lanarkshire, in south-west Scotland. The remains are protected as a category C listed building.

Text adapted from “Douglas Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Douglas Castle ranks #3,306 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #119 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,291 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 42 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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