Caerlaverock Castle | Dumfries | Scotland | Royaume Uni

Caerlaverock Castle

Attraction | Dumfries | Scotland | Royaume Uni

Châteaux médiévaux en Écosse

Le château de Caerlaverock est une impressionnante forteresse médiévale située près de Dumfries en Écosse. Le château se distingue par sa forme triangulaire unique et est entouré d'un large fossé rempli d'eau, lui donnant une apparence distincte et reconnaissable.

Histoire et architecture de Caerlaverock

Histoire
Les origines du château de Caerlaverock remontent à la fin du XIIIe siècle, lorsqu'il a été construit par la famille Maxwell. En raison de sa position stratégique près de la frontière anglaise, le château a joué un rôle important dans les guerres frontalières entre l'Écosse et l'Angleterre. En 1300, il a été assiégé et pris par les troupes du roi Édouard Ier. Malgré plusieurs destructions et reconstructions, le château est resté entre les mains des Maxwell jusqu'au XVIIe siècle. Pendant la guerre civile, il a été assiégé par les Covenanters en 1640 et ensuite abandonné.

Attractions historiques à Dumfries

Architecture
Le château de Caerlaverock est connu pour sa rare conception triangulaire, unique en Europe. Le château possède une imposante porte avec deux énormes tours rondes flanquant l'entrée. À l'intérieur des murs se trouvent plusieurs bâtiments, dont le Nithsdale Lodging, une résidence du début du XVIIe siècle avec des éléments architecturaux remarquables de la Renaissance. La combinaison de l'architecture défensive médiévale et des ajouts ultérieurs confère au château son charme particulier.

Châteaux écossais avec forme unique

Environnement
Le château est situé en bordure de la réserve naturelle de Caerlaverock, réputée pour sa faune diversifiée, en particulier pour le grand nombre d'oiseaux migrateurs. Le cadre pittoresque avec ses marais et ses marais salés offre aux visiteurs la possibilité de combiner l'observation de la nature avec une excursion historique.
Caerlaverock Castle Dumfries

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Castle Road End
DG1 4RU Dumfries

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Horaires d'ouverture

Dimanche10:00 - 16:00
Lundi10:00 - 16:00
Mardi10:00 - 16:00
Mercredi10:00 - 16:00
Jeudi10:00 - 16:00
Vendredi10:00 - 16:00
Samedi10:00 - 16:00

Avis

2622 Avis

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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