What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bothwell, Castle Avenue, Bothwell Castle as Castle (13th Century), Chapel (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bothwell Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Quincy family, later held by the Maxwells and the Earls of Lennox. It is historically significant as the site of the 1567 marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
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Places near here
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