Buittle Castle
Buittle Castle , also Botle Castle or Botel Castle , is a ruined castle in the Scottish administrative unit Dumfries and Galloway . It is located in the valley of Urr Water , about 1 km west of Dalbeattie . Buittle parish , where the castle ruins are, was once part of the county of Kirkcudbrightshire .
history
Lochlann of Galloway had a motte built about 800 meters upstream from what would later become the Norman castle in the 12th century . The castle fell through marriage to John de Balliol , who married his granddaughter Devorquilla of Galloway , who had the Norman castle built. Robert V de Brus, Lord of Annandale , took the castle in 1286. In 1296 it was in English hands. King Robert the Bruce took Buittle Castle in 1313 and lent it to James Douglas, Lord of Douglas . In 1332 the castle came into the hands of Edward Balliol before it was loaned to Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas , in 1372 . Buittle Castle remained in the possession of Clan Douglas until 1456 , when it reverted to the Crown. The castle was later in the hands of Clan Maxwell and later still in the hands of Clan Gordon .
In 1595 the castle was razed , so that large parts, especially the mound , became ruins. Parts of the outer bailey , including the donjon tower and the additions from the 16th and 17th centuries, are still standing today.
Buittle Castle is a Scheduled Monument .
Individual evidence
- ^ Buittle Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ 6.7 " N , 3 ° 50 ′ 40.2" W.