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Tibbers Castle

castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Tibbers Castle

Summary

Tibbers Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Tibbers Castle is located in Dumfries and Galloway[2].
  • Tibbers Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Tibbers Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[4].
  • Tibbers Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Tibbers Castle is owned by the Crown[6].
  • Tibbers Castle's Commons category is recorded as Tibbers Castle[7].
  • 1250 marks the founding of Tibbers Castle[8].
  • Tibbers Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.2642, 'longitude': -3.79222, 'precision': 0.0001}[9].
  • Tibbers Castle's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[10].
  • Tibbers Castle's significant event is recorded as geophysical survey[11].
  • Tibbers Castle's significant event is recorded as conflagration[12].
  • Tibbers Castle's significant event is recorded as topographical survey[13].
  • Tibbers Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[14].
  • Tibbers Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale[15].
  • Tibbers Castle's historic county is recorded as Dumfriesshire[16].

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Geography

Tibbers Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in Dumfries and Galloway[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include motte-and-bailey castle[4] and archaeological site[5]. Tibbers Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[14].

History and Context

1250 marks the founding of Tibbers Castle[8]. It is owned by the Crown[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The evolution of a castle, Tibbers, Dumfriesshire: Measured and geophysical survey, 2013–14. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . castlestudiestrust.org. castlestudiestrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The evolution of a castle, Tibbers, Dumfriesshire: Measured and geophysical survey, 2013–14. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Tibbers
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dumfries and Galloway
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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