Threave Castle, Castle Douglas

Name: Threave Castle
Address: Castle Douglas, Castle Douglas, DG7 1TJ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7711 223101

#1 among attractions in Castle Douglas

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°56'21"N, 3°58'11"W

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Castle DouglasCastle Douglas DG7 1TJ United Kingdom

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+44 7711 223101

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Day trips

Threave Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Threave Gardens, The Fullarton, Motte of Urr, Buittle Bridge.

1.3 miSE
Garden, Historical place, Park
Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas
34 min walk • Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
1.5 miE
Theater
The Fullarton, Castle Douglas
40 min walk • The Fullarton is a performing arts theatre and entertainment venue in the town of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
4.9 miE
Forts and castles
Motte of Urr, Dalbeattie
126 min walk • The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
5.3 miE
Bridge
Buittle Bridge, Dalbeattie
134 min walk • Buittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
6.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Orchardton Tower
168 min walk • Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Ken
165 min walk • Loch Ken is a 9 miles long freshwater loch in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the Glenkens, where it is fed from the north by the Water of Ken and from the west by the Dee.
4.9 miE
Forts and castles
Buittle Castle
126 min walk • Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the...
5.7 miSW
Monastery
Tongland Abbey
147 min walk • Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Tongland in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
7.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Orchardton Castle
184 min walk • Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. It is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.
3.4 miSE
Ruins
Gelston Castle
87 min walk • Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.