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Hermitage Castle

Semi-ruined castle in Scotland
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Hermitage Castle

Summary

Hermitage Castle is a castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hermitage Castle is located in Scottish Borders[3].
  • Hermitage Castle is located in Castleton[4].
  • Hermitage Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Hermitage Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Hermitage Castle's founder is recorded as William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas[7].
  • Hermitage Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[8].
  • Hermitage Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[9].
  • Hermitage Castle's Commons category is recorded as Hermitage Castle[10].
  • 1240 marks the founding of Hermitage Castle[11].
  • Hermitage Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.2556, 'lon': -2.7933}[12].
  • Hermitage Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/hermitage-castle/[13].
  • Hermitage Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[14].
  • Hermitage Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Hermitage Castle's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed[16].
  • Hermitage Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk[17].
  • Hermitage Castle's historic county is recorded as Roxburghshire[18].

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Geography

Hermitage Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Scottish Borders[3], a council area[19], in United Kingdom[20], founded in 1975[21] and Castleton[4], a civil parish[22], in United Kingdom[23].

Designation and Status

Hermitage Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

1240 marks the founding of Hermitage Castle[11]. It is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[8].

Why It Matters

Hermitage Castle has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Hermitage
    Operator → Historic Environment Scotland
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Scottish Borders, Castleton
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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