Dalswinton Castle
| Dalswinton Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Comyn's Castle | |
| Creation time : | around 1250 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Dalswinton | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 8 '22.9 " N , 3 ° 39' 34.6" W | |
| Height: | 33 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Dalswinton Castle , also Comyn's Castle , is an abandoned low castle southeast of the village of Dalswinton in the Scottish administrative unit Dumfries and Galloway .
A castle that belonged to the Comyn of Badenoch clan is recorded for the first time in 1250 . After it was captured by the English in 1301, the constable was John de Botetourt . During Edward Bruce's armed forces at Galloway in 1308 and 1309, the castle was still in the hands of the English. In early 1313, the occupation of Dalswinton Castle surrendered to the Scottish forces.
After the House of Dalswinton was built in the 17th century, the castle was abandoned. The remains of the ruin appear to have been demolished after 1792.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Dalswinton Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Evan Macleod Barron: The Scottish War of Independence: A critical study by Evan Macleod Barron . J. Nisbet, 1914. p. 360.
- ^ Evan Macleod Barron: The Scottish War of Independence: A critical study by Evan Macleod Barron . J. Nisbet, 1914. p. 409.