Threave Castle

[beloitpiper]

That's a pretty castle. And how cool is it that you have to call a boatman?!?

[McClef]

One of the smaller towers near the Keep.



View of the Keep which is also known as "Archibald's Tower."



This plaque reconstructs what life in the Tower was like.



Slightly different angle on the Tower.



This wooden bridge replaces an earlier drawbridge.



Remains of a small tower near the Keep.



More to come!

[Phil]

The BBC had a very interesting programme about the Douglas's last week. It may still be available on their I-Player site ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ ). The heart on the wooden bowls dredged out of the river represents Robert the Bruce's heart that Sir James Douglas took on crusade to the Holy Land but he, unfortunately, didn't make it any further than Spain where he was killed fighting the Moors there and there is a memorial to him there. Their coat of arms has the heart in it.

[Scot01always]

Those are really nice photos. It looks like you had the place to yourself. No matter how many times I go to Scotland when I come upon a castle or what remains of it, it is always exciting all over again to me as if it is the first time seeing one.
Cheers, Leslie