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Peel Castle

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Peel Castle stands ruined on St Patrick's Isle in the Isle of Man, not South Lanarkshire, where it served as the capital before kings moved to Castle Rushen. The town itself was called Holmtown, meaning island town, because the castle sat on that small isle joined by a causeway. Fishermen and merchants built reddish sandstone homes around the quayside, and the castle's shadow fell across every lane.
Peel Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of South Lanarkshire. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Peel Castle was likely built in the late medieval period, possibly by a local landowner or noble family for defensive purposes. It is remembered as a historical landmark in South Lanarkshire, reflecting the region's strategic and territorial history during the medieval era.

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