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Bothwell Castle, oblique aerial view, taken from the W.
SC 1686217
Description Bothwell Castle, oblique aerial view, taken from the W.
Date 31/8/1998
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number SC 1686217
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 32209 CN
Scope and Content Aerial view of Bothwell Castle, Castle Avenue, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire This aerial view from the west-south-west, taken in 1998, shows Bothwell Castle, with part of the River Clyde in the foreground. The part-demolished cylindrical 'donjon' with its massively thick walls is at this end, and at the far end is the great hall, with the south-east Douglas Tower to the right. The western half of the great tower, or 'donjon' was demolished after 1337. The castle assumed its present form in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and remained a residence until the late 17th century. It has been in State care since 1935. The custodian's office on the left was built in the 1980s. Bothwell Castle seems to have been built in the third quarter of the 13th century, probably by Walter de Moravia. It was not complete when it was besieged in 1289-90, and again in 1301, when Edward I's forces took it, and held it until 1314, when it was surrendered to Robert the Bruce. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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