Caerlaverock Castle

Summary

Caerlaverock Castle is a castle^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,864 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Caerlaverock Castle is located in Dumfries and Galloway^[3].
• Caerlaverock Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Caerlaverock Castle's instance of is recorded as castle^[5].
• Caerlaverock Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Caerlaverock Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Clan Maxwell^[7].
• Caerlaverock Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland^[8].
• Caerlaverock Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland^[9].
• Caerlaverock Castle is made of sandstone^[10].
• Caerlaverock Castle is part of Caerlaverock Castle and Old Castle, castles, courtyards and harbour^[11].
• Caerlaverock Castle's Commons category is recorded as Caerlaverock Castle^[12].
• 1300 marks the founding of Caerlaverock Castle^[13].
• Caerlaverock Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.9756, 'lon': -3.524}^[14].
• Caerlaverock Castle's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[15].
• Caerlaverock Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting^[16].
• Caerlaverock Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_047&PropName=Caerlaverock%2520Castle^[17].
• Caerlaverock Castle's described by source is recorded as The Buildings of Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway (First Edition)^[18].
• Caerlaverock Castle's described by source is recorded as Examples of Scottish Architecture from the 12th to the 17th Century Volume 2^[19].
• Caerlaverock Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[20].
• Caerlaverock Castle's structure replaces is recorded as Old Caerlaverock Castle^[21].
• Caerlaverock Castle's heritage designation is recorded as part of a Scheduled Monument^[22].
• Caerlaverock Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Caerlaverock'}^[23].
• Caerlaverock Castle's different from is recorded as Old Caerlaverock Castle^[24].
• Caerlaverock Castle's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed^[25].
• Caerlaverock Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Dumfries and Galloway^[26].
• Caerlaverock Castle's historic county is recorded as Dumfriesshire^[27].

Body

Geography

Caerlaverock Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Dumfries and Galloway^[3]. It is part of it and Old Castle, castles, courtyards and harbour^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle^[5] and archaeological site^[6]. Caerlaverock Castle's heritage designation is recorded as part of a Scheduled Monument^[22].

History and Context

1300 marks the founding of Caerlaverock Castle^[13]. It is owned by Historic Environment Scotland^[8].

Why It Matters

Caerlaverock Castle ranks in the top 3% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,864 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]