Caerlaverock Castle | Dumfries | Schottland | Großbritannien

Caerlaverock Castle

Sehenswürdigkeit | Dumfries | Schottland | Großbritannien

Mittelalterliche Festungen in Schottland

Caerlaverock Castle ist eine beeindruckende mittelalterliche Festung in der Nähe von Dumfries in Schottland. Die Burg zeichnet sich durch ihre einzigartige dreieckige Form aus und ist von einem breiten Wassergraben umgeben, was ihr ein markantes und unverwechselbares Erscheinungsbild verleiht.

Caerlaverock Castle Geschichte und Architektur

Geschichte
Die Ursprünge von Caerlaverock Castle reichen bis ins späte 13. Jahrhundert zurück, als sie von der Familie Maxwell erbaut wurde. Aufgrund ihrer strategischen Lage nahe der englischen Grenze spielte die Burg eine bedeutende Rolle in den Grenzkriegen zwischen Schottland und England. Im Jahr 1300 wurde sie von den Truppen König Eduard I. belagert und eingenommen. Trotz mehrfacher Zerstörungen und Wiederaufbauten blieb die Burg bis ins 17. Jahrhundert im Besitz der Maxwells. Während des Bürgerkriegs wurde sie 1640 von den Covenanters belagert und anschließend aufgegeben.

Historische Sehenswürdigkeiten in Dumfries

Architektur
Caerlaverock Castle ist bekannt für ihre seltene dreieckige Grundrissgestaltung, die in Europa einzigartig ist. Die Burg verfügt über ein imposantes Torhaus mit zwei massiven Rundtürmen, die den Eingang flankieren. Innerhalb der Mauern befinden sich verschiedene Gebäude, darunter die Nithsdale Lodging, ein Wohngebäude aus dem frühen 17. Jahrhundert mit bemerkenswerten Renaissance-Architekturelementen. Die Kombination aus mittelalterlicher Wehrarchitektur und späteren Ergänzungen verleiht der Burg ihren besonderen Charme.

Schottische Burgen mit einzigartiger Form

Umgebung
Die Burg liegt am Rande des Caerlaverock-Naturschutzgebiets, das für seine vielfältige Tierwelt, insbesondere für die große Anzahl von Zugvögeln, bekannt ist. Die malerische Umgebung mit Feuchtgebieten und Salzwiesen bietet Besuchern die Möglichkeit, Naturbeobachtungen mit einem historischen Ausflug zu verbinden.
Caerlaverock Castle Dumfries

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Adresse
Castle Road End
DG1 4RU Dumfries

Kartenansicht

Öffnungszeiten

Sonntags10:00 - 16:00
Montags10:00 - 16:00
Dienstags10:00 - 16:00
Mittwochs10:00 - 16:00
Donnerstags10:00 - 16:00
Freitags10:00 - 16:00
Samstags10:00 - 16:00

Bewertungen

2622 Bewertungen

Jaromír Žižka
02.02.2025

Nice pleace
ruzsss
14.01.2025

Amazing castle and museum with an interesting history video that plays once in there .
Colin Smith
13.01.2025

Great castle with lots of interesting information.
James burslem
04.01.2025

Lovely castle great architecture
Lisa T
04.01.2025

Lovely wander around, dog friendly area which was great
jon lal
30.12.2024

Beautiful place.
Jacob Karripumannil Rajan
08.12.2024

One-time visit.
William Ruhlig
04.12.2024

An absolutely gorgeous castle. Stepping through into the courtyard I was blown away by the decorated facades and archways. And the views up towards the tops of the towers from below it's awe inspiring. One of my favourites to date. Definitely look forward to returning when the renovations reopen the other areas
Bottle Tree Hill Organics
29.11.2024

Very unique and interesting . Be sure to check out the older castle behind and the museum centre.
Ann Barber
29.11.2024

An absolutely wonderful experience. Highly recommend.
Dorcas Eatch
16.11.2024

Love this place especially in winter hearing the geese fly to roost or feed.
Ann Fiddler
14.11.2024

Beautiful castle, atmospheric setting and interesting history. Great service!
Karl Taylor
10.11.2024

Absolutely blissful time. £6 per person to enter the castle. Pay your fee and listen to a member of staff explain interesting facts about the castle, its owners and its past. Currently being looked after and renovated to a safe condition via the funds gain from ticket sales. The onsite shop is packed with goodies. Toilets 🚻 for both genders 😉, car park and a mini museum. Playground for kids and a lovely walking experience through the woods. Excellent.
Aurori Flores
06.11.2024

Llevaba mucho tiempo queriendo ir y por fin he podido...impresionante y precioso...volveré, seguro...❤️❤️💙💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Paul Schwager
04.11.2024

Quite a bit of the castle still exists. Are able to go up to top floors by stairs.
Wayne Morton
01.11.2024

Great place to visit though be better once more areas open up.
Russell Davidson
29.10.2024

Lovely castle. Lots of things to explore. The grounds are wonderful to stick around and enjoy
Tom Hart
26.10.2024

Interesting building with a good walk out towards the Firth.
Emma Green
25.10.2024

Fantastic castle , great staff
Anna Wood
23.10.2024

The castle itself is 5 star but unfortunately one member of staff spoilt the visit for us. We did arrive later than expected 3.15pm but we were told that we couldn't walk on the grass unless we paid for entry to castle. At this stage we didn't know if all of our party could actually manage to walk around the castle, so were just having a little walk on grass. After this we decided not to bother and we stayed on the path to the remains of the old castle, which was fascinating. Came back and same jobs worth was having an issue with us buying a drink to take out. I must say that the ladies who actually got us some drinks were really nice. It was just this man on the tills who was really unhelpful, so much so that his attitude really spoilt our experience of the place,hence why I felt the need to write this. Without this man it would have been 5 stars without a doubt!
John Maxwell
21.10.2024

Couldn’t find it
Lee Mennie
18.10.2024

Great to place to visit .
Jan Tetley
15.10.2024

Small but very interesting Lots of little rooms to explore which not expecting from it's size
TheJeffwithaG
15.10.2024

Drove a considerable distance to see this castle and do to traffic issues beyond our control arrived with only 25mins to visit. It may be amazing, but I’ll never know because they said the last entry allowed is at 3:30? We got here at 3:35! We were told too bad even when we mentioned that we were heading north tomorrow. Not cool to do this over 5 minutes and MAYBE that info should be put out so people know before driving all this way! Thanks for nothing.
vlugt25
14.10.2024

Great castle. Also great history of it
Anne Mcleod
12.10.2024

Went for a day out and decided to visit Caerlavrock Castle, the moat is brilliant and there's a family of swans resident there also. The Castle ruin is gorgeous, just be aware that the staircases are quite narrow.

 

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