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Drochil Castle

castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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Drochil Castle

Summary

Drochil Castle is a castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Drochil Castle is located in Scottish Borders[3].
  • Drochil Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Drochil Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Drochil Castle's founder is recorded as James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton[6].
  • Drochil Castle is made of stone[7].
  • Drochil Castle's Commons category is recorded as Drochil Castle[8].
  • Drochil Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.6778, 'lon': -3.33417}[9].
  • Drochil Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].
  • Drochil Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Drochil Castle'}[11].
  • Drochil Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale[12].
  • Drochil Castle's historic county is recorded as Peeblesshire[13].

Body

Geography

Drochil Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Scottish Borders[3].

Designation and Status

Drochil Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[10].

Why It Matters

Drochil Castle has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Drochil
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Scottish Borders
    Coordinates → —
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