Rutherglen Castle
| Rutherglen Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Place: | Rutherglen | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 49 '44 " N , 4 ° 12' 45.9" W | |
| Height: | 23 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Rutherglen Castle a disused low castle in Rutherglen in the Scottish administrative division of South Lanarkshire . The large and important castle was built in the 13th century near the current intersection of Castle Street and King Street . Its walls were supposedly 1.5 meters thick.
history
In the first Scottish War of Independence , Rutherglen Castle fell into the hands of the English and was later besieged several times by troops of Robert the Bruce . Ultimately, the troops of the royal brother Edward Bruce took the castle but spared it, unlike so many other castles that had been retaken from the English.
In 1569, however, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray , had Rutherglen Castle burned to the ground in retaliation against the Hamiltons of Shawfield for supporting Mary Queen of Scots in the Battle of Langside .
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- Gordon Mason: The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde . Goblinshead, 2000.