What is recorded here

Douglas Castle stood as the Douglas family seat from the thirteenth century until the nineteenth, surviving English capture, royal confiscation and fire. Sir James Douglas reclaimed the first stronghold during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and later James II stripped the rebellious Black Douglas line after Arkinholm. The Red Douglas branch recovered the Lanarkshire lands, and the castle kept changing hands and shapes until Alec Douglas-Home called it home. Today one corner tower still rises near the village of Douglas, holding the memory of every destruction and return.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Douglas Castle as Castle (17th Century). 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.

Douglas Castle was built by the Douglas family, a powerful and influential noble family in Scottish history, in the 17th century. It is remembered for its association with this prominent lineage and as a testament to the regional power dynamics of the period.

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