MacLellan’s Castle in Kirkcudbright is one of a number of HES sites across Dumfries and Galloway where public access is ...

Drawbridges usually went over a ditch or a moat. The drawbridge at Threave Castle near Castle Douglas (above) went over a moat flooded with water from the River Dee. A portcullis was a heavy metal ...

Threave Garden and Estate welcomed more than 120,000 people last year, with Grey Mare's Tail and Caerlaverock Castle also ...

A West of Scotland League football match ended with a full-scale brawl on Saturday. Threave Rovers and Greenock Juniors played out a 2-2 draw in Castle Douglas, with both sides battling for promotion ...

Access to some other sites was restored or increased last year, with visitors once again able to get the boat to Threave Castle on the outskirts of Castle Douglas – although they can’t access ...