Bothwell Castle. On the Clyde.

Category

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Item no

24420

Title

Bothwell Castle. On the Clyde.

Description

In the distance the circular stone towers of Borthwick Castle can be seen through the trees surrounding it. The castle sits on a grassy hill in front of the River Clyde.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

11.0 x 17.9cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Bothwell Castle is situated on a bend in the River Clyde. Building was started in 1242 by Walter of Moray but it was not finished and the building that is there today follows the design of its later owners, The Black Douglases, who finished the building in the 1400s.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Scotland > Lanarkshire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Plants > Trees > Trees

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