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Strathaven Castle, Lanarkshire

Strathaven Castle Strathaven Castle stands in the centre of the village of Strathaven, in Lanarkshire. The ruin is publicly accessible and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The origins of the castle are obscure, but it is believed to have been built around 1350 by the Bairds, on a bend of the Powmillon Burn. Later the castle passed to the Sinclairs and then to the Earls of Douglas. After the suppression of the Earls of Douglas by James II in 1455, the castle was sacked and slighted. Little or nothing of the early castle remains. After 1457, Sir Andrew Stewart rebuilt the castle, or built a new castle. The castle was abandoned in 1717. (Read more)