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Walter of Moray’s aristocratic family acquired the land on which Bothwell Castle stands in 1242. Either he or his son William - known as ‘the Rich’ - began the mighty castle in a spectacular display of power.
Bothwell suffered several sieges during the Wars of Independence. Most significant was Edward I’s great siege of 1301.
After the wars, Bothwell passed to another powerful noble family - the Black Douglases. They added an impressive array of fine quality architecture in their own show of power.
The Crown seized the castle after the Black Douglases’ downfall in 1455. Bothwell’s history ever since has been relatively uneventful.