Bothwell Castle

Explore a castle hotly fought over during the Wars of Independence with England. Bothwell Castle, built on a grand scale in the late 1200s, frequently passed back and forth between English and Scottish hands.

Admire Bothwell’s dramatic location by a winding curve in the River Clyde. Marvel at the 13th-century donjon, a circular keep tower that’s without parallel in Scotland.

Step inside the 14th-century chapel, an impressive remnant of the days of the Black Douglases. The adjacent semi-natural woodland is full of flowers in spring.