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Cadzow Castle, seen across the Avon Gorge from the Duke's Bridge. Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 at a site one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Discover Cadzow Castle, the ‘castle in the woods’ built as a place of last resort for the powerful Hamilton family in the early 1500s.
Hace 3 días · Discover the hidden ‘castle in the woods’ – a late-medieval stronghold among ancient trees above a deep gorge. Cadzow Castle, in ruins now, shows the influence of artillery warfare in the late medieval period.
Cadzow Castle is a very ruinous old stronghold of the powerfully Hamiltons, in a pleasant spot in Chatelherault park, near Hamilton in Lanarkshire in central Scotland.
The ruins of Cadzow Castle lie above the gorge of the Avon Water, which runs to the west of the lodge. The bulk of the park lies along the Avon gorge, with woodland walks and cycle routes. A herd of Cadzow cattle live in the fields overlooked by the hunting lodge.
- 500 acres
- Country park
7 de dic. de 2014 · Cadzow Castle - Wikimedia Commons. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Cadzow Castle near Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland . w:Cadzow Castle. View across the Avon Gorge. South-west tower. Ruins of keep. Ruins of west range. Category: Cadzow Castle.
Cadzow Castle, 2 miles (3 km) southeast, was a royal residence from the 10th century. The town took its name in 1445 from the Hamilton family, to whom it was given by Robert I (the Bruce) after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
