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 ...

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 ...

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

Charlie Watson has been playing for Threave Rovers this season despite undergoing treatment for stage four nodular malignant ...

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 the ...