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CAERLAVEROCK CASTLE IS A MOATED TRIANGULAR CASTLE, FIRST BUILT IN THE 13TH CENTURY. IT IS LOCATED 11 KILOMETRES (6.8 MI) SOUTH OF DUMFRIES IN SOUTH-WEST SCOTLAND, ON THE EDGE OF THE CAERLAVEROCK NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE. CAERLAVEROCK WAS A STRONGHOLD OF THE MAXWELL FAMILY FROM THE 13TH CENTURY UNTIL THE 17TH CENTURY WHEN THE CASTLE WAS ABANDONED. IT WAS BESIEGED BY THE ENGLISH DURING THE WARS OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE, AND UNDERWENT SEVERAL PARTIAL DEMOLITIONS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS OVER THE 14TH…

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