Loch Doon Castle

Loch Doon Castle was a castle that was located on an island within Loch Doon, Scotland.[1] The original site and the relocated remains are designated as scheduled ancient monuments.[2][3]

The relocated Doon Castle
Top view of the original site

History

Loch Doon Castle was built in the late 13th century on an island within Loch Doon. The castle consists of an eleven-sided curtain wall. The castle was in the hands of the Earls of Carrick in the 12th century. During the Scottish Wars of Independence it was held by the governor Sir Gilbert de Carrick (Gille Brighde) who surrendered it to the English. It was soon recovered by the forces of King Robert I of Scotland. In 1206 the Corrie family were the hereditary keepers of Castle Loch Doon, and 57 years later, owing to the marriage of Sir Robert Corrie to Lady Susanna Carlisle, added greatly to their possessions in Dumfriesshire. The castle later fell to the English and was re-captured in 1214. The castle was besieged in 1335. During the 14th century the castle was in the hands of the Kennedy family. The castle was taken from them by William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas after a siege in 1446. Having been given back to the Kennedy family the castle was again taken from them by William Crauford of Lefnoris in 1511. The castle was destroyed in the 16th century by King James V of Scotland as part of a general policy of reducing the power of the barons of Galloway.

The castle was dismantled and rebuilt on the side of the loch after the loch water level was raised in the 1930s for a hydro-electric scheme.[4]

Citations
  1. Mackenzie, William; Symson, Andrew (12 August 1841). "The history of Galloway, from the earliest period to the present time ." Kirkcudbright : J. Nicholson. Retrieved 12 August 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Loch Doon Castle, original site & remains of, 570m NE of Craigmalloch (SM8619)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Loch Doon Castle (SM90203)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "Loch Doon Castle". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

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