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Caerlaverock Castle

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The stunningly beautiful moated Caerlaverock Castle stands in splendid isolation amid the surrounding wetlands that form the Caerlaverock Nature Reserve. It's a pretty 7-mi drive from Ruthwell. Built in a unique triangular design, this 13th-century fortress has solid-sandstone masonry and an imposing double-tower gatehouse. King Edward I of England (1239-1307) besieged the castle in 1300, when his forces occupied much of Scotland at the start of the Wars of Independence. A spendid residence was built inside in the 1600s.

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  • Address: Off B725, 8 mi southeast of Dumfries, Ruthwell, DG1 4RU | Map It
  • Phone: 01387/770244
  • Cost: £5.50
  • Hours: Apr.--Sept., daily 9:30--5:30; Oct.--Mar., daily 9:30--4:30
  • Website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/places
  • Location: Ruthwell
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