Talk:Bothwell Castle

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Donjon?

Is donjon correct or is it simply a misspelling of Dungeon?

Donjon is correct - it's a word for the Keep tower of a castle. Tumulus 22:51, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

18th C ownership

The 2nd Earl of Forfar was killed in 1715; the Douglas cause court case was in 1762. The castle, and nearby Bothwell House, were in the ownership of the Duke of Douglas during this period. Shipsview (talk) 19:51, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Arbuthnott connection

The Peacock was the old crest of the Murrays and the peacock head still appears as the crest of Lord Arbuthnott whose arms also show a Murray connection. It is significant that Lord Arbuthnott held Bothwell Castle late into the 14th century. The crest is the peacock’s head and neck proper accompanied on either side by two arms from the elbows proper and vested in manches azure doubled argent with the motto ‘Praite’, meaning ‘Ready’. The word is probably Anglo-Norman although its exact etymology isn't known although the word can be rarely found in modern French but this usage in modern French isn't considered to be correct. Source:[1] Kittybrewster ☎ 13:12, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Slezer engraving

The engraving, the link to which was recently added to the page, is captioned: "In the late 1600s, possibly when Slezer made his prospect, the then owner, the Earl of Forfar, had abandoned the castle to live in Bothwell House. This stood to the east of the castle - and is possibly the building sitting among the trees on the left of Slezer's view." Given that this view is from the south, the east would be to the right of Slezer's view. National Library of Scotland has been informed Shipsview (talk) 10:27, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Location Map

Bothwell Castle is located in South Lanarkshire

And so it appears in the thumbnail. But the expanded image simply gives a map of South Lanarkshire, with no red dot to indicate the castle location.

Nuttyskin (talk) 15:04, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2024 reopening

I have just stalked El dude brother2's Talk page, and since this subject area is not in my expertise, I'll just leave these sources here for those willing to reinsert the 2024 reopening of this location:

https://www.whatsonlanarkshire.co.uk/news/2024/04/01/bothwell-castle-reopens-to-visitors/

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/news/historic-sites-across-scotland-get-ready-to-reopen-their-doors/

Hope this helps! Jalen Folf (Bark[s]) 04:21, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]