Old Lochmaben Castle

Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in Lochmaben, Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century by the de Brus family, Lords of Annandale.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Bruce’s Castle”
Inscription: “Site of a Norman Motte and Bailley medieval castle built 12th century by the family of Robert the Bruce”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben and Lochmaben Hospital.

Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben

Church

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben Parish Church, High Street, Lochmaben is situated 620 feet northeast of Old Lochmaben Castle.

Lochmaben Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben Hospital is a health facility in Woodlands Drive, Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Lochmaben Hospital is situated 2,800 feet west of Old Lochmaben Castle.

Lochmaben Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was built by Edward I in the 14th century replacing an earlier motte and bailey castle, and later rebuilt during the reign of James IV of Scotland. Lochmaben Castle is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Old Lochmaben Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochmaben and Applegarthtown.

Lochmaben

Town

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaben is a historic market town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies approximately 42 miles south-southwest of Edinburgh, 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and 4 miles west of Lockerbie, It had a population of 2,092 in 2022.

Applegarthtown

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Applegarthtown, also known as Applegarth or Applegirth, is a village near Lockerbie in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Applegarthtown is situated on the east bank of the River Annan close to its junction with the Nethercleugh Burn. it is five kilometres west of Lockerbie. Applegarthtown is situated 2 miles northeast of Old Lochmaben Castle.

Millhousebridge

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Millhousebridge is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Millhousebridge is centrally located between Lochmaben and Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway. Millhousebridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Old Lochmaben Castle.

Old Lochmaben Castle

Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.12561° or 55° 7′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.44132° or 3° 26′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C7R4HG5+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1301080844

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q15263814

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Old Lochmaben Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Old Lochmaben Castle”
Portuguese: “Antigo castelo de Lochmaben”

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Highlights include Gallows Hill and Victory Park.

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