Caerlaverock
Castle
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This is your first sight of
Caerlaverock
as you approach it by road from Dumfries. The view is roughly to
the south. There wasn't much sun the day we were there, so I
borrowed
this lovely romantic photo from http://www.aboutscotland.co.uk/caer/caer.html
The east side, the day we were there.
A little closer. The twin
north
towers, flanking the entrance.
The entrance and the drawbridge--or,
rather, a modern bridge where the drawbridge used to be.
The doorway, with the a
carving
of a stag and a holly bush above the portcullis. You can see a
bit
of the courtyard in the background.
The carving enlarged and enhanced a
bit.
Once upon a time in a kingdom by
the sea there lived a princess, beautiful but lonely. All day long she
sat in her room in the tower, gazing out of the window....
An alcove in the courtyard, with the
southwest tower beyond.
From a postcard we bought near the
castle:
"Caerlaverock Castle as it might have been in the 15th century. From
the
drawing by Alan Sorrell, 1959." The Solway Firth, which
leads
to the Irish Sea, is in the background, to the south. These days,
the outer moat is dry....
...but the inner moat is good and
wet.
This photo is from http://www.smfa.edu/students/mdevine/Caerlaverockweb.html
There are several other good photos there showing the view from the
south
of the ruined interior.
This is also from http://www.aboutscotland.co.uk/caer/caer.html
The rear and east sides, with the
ruined
towed in the center. (I found this photo on the Internet, but
can't
figure out where. If you know, please
send me email: 
(Sorry--please
type it into an email message.)
View from the south west, showing
some
of the interior. (From http://www.smfa.edu/students/mdevine/Caerlaverockweb.html.)
The castle was rebuilt for
peaceful
life in the 1640s by Robert Maxwell, the first Earl of Nithsdale.
(From http://www.smfa.edu/students/mdevine/Caerlaverockweb.html.)
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