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Threave Castle

14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Threave Castle

Summary

Threave Castle is a tower house[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (tower_house category, ranking #18 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • Threave Castle is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • Threave Castle is located in Balmaghie[4].
  • Threave Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Threave Castle's instance of is recorded as tower house[6].
  • Threave Castle's architect is recorded as Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas[7].
  • Threave Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas[8].
  • Threave Castle's founder is recorded as Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas[9].
  • Threave Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[10].
  • Threave Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[11].
  • Threave Castle's Commons category is recorded as Threave Castle[12].
  • 1369 marks the founding of Threave Castle[13].
  • Threave Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.9392, 'lon': -3.9697}[14].
  • Threave Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting[15].
  • Threave Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/threave-castle/[16].
  • Threave Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[17].
  • Threave Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
  • Threave Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Threave'}[19].
  • Threave Castle's state of conservation is recorded as ruinous[20].
  • Threave Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Dumfries and Galloway[21].
  • Threave Castle's historic county is recorded as Kirkcudbrightshire[22].

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Geography

Threave Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[3], a council area[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1975[25] and Balmaghie[4], a civil parish[26], in United Kingdom[27].

Designation and Status

Threave Castle's instance of is recorded as tower house[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].

History and Context

1369 marks the founding of Threave Castle[13]. It is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[10].

Why It Matters

Threave Castle draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (tower_house category, ranking #18 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Threave
    Operator → Historic Environment Scotland
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dumfries and Galloway, Balmaghie
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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