Threave Castle
Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Threave Gardens and Castle Douglas Golf Course.
Threave Gardens
Garden
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threave Garden and Estate is a series of gardens owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, located near Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. Threave Gardens is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Threave Castle.
Castle Douglas Golf Course
Golf course
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Douglas Golf Course is situated 1¼ miles east of Threave Castle.
Castle Douglas Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Douglas Hospital is a health facility in Academy Street, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Castle Douglas Hospital is situated 2 miles east of Threave Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridge of Dee and Balmaghie.
Bridge of Dee
Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Dee, Galloway is a settlement on the River Dee, Galloway. It lies on the A75 just west of Castle Douglas, and north-east of Kirkcudbright. The former Kirkcudbright Railway, linking Kirkcudbright with Castle Douglas, passed through the village.
Balmaghie
Hamlet
Photo: Jamie Stuart 11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmaghie, from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Mhic Aoidh, is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and was the seat of the McGhee family.
Glenlochar
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenlochar is a hamlet on the western bank of the River Dee in the parish of Balmaghie in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. Glenlochar is situated 1½ miles north of Threave Castle.
Threave Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.93921° or 54° 56′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.96959° or 3° 58′ 11″ westOperator
Historic ScotlandOpen location code
9C6RW2QJ+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 359868681OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q607339
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Threave Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特利維城堡”
- Czech: “Threave Castle”
- Dutch: “Threave Castle”
- French: “château de Threave”
- French: “Château de Threave”
- German: “Threave Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Threave”
- Italian: “Castello di Threave”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Threave”
- Russian: “Замок Трив”
- Scots: “Threave Castle”
- Slovak: “Threave Castle”
- Swedish: “Threave Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Трив”
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