Some extra content of nearby places. Standing proudly on the banks of the River Clyde near Uddingston, Bothwell Castle is one of Scotland’s most impressive medieval fortresses. Built in the late 1200s, it was a key stronghold during the Wars of Independence.
The castle changed hands several times between the Scots and the English, enduring sieges, bombardments, and partial destruction. Its mighty circular keep, once the largest of its kind in Scotland, still dominates the ruin.
By the 1700s, the castle had started to fall into disrepair, but its imposing red sandstone walls remain a striking reminder of Lanarkshire’s turbulent medieval past, a stone throw from Blantyre.
⚔️ If its walls could speak, what stories would they tell?
This recent reconstruction by historians shows what the castle once looked like.
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