Caerlaverock
- Photograph
- 15 by 10 inches
- unframed
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£35.00
- Caerlaverock Castle is one of Scotland’s great medieval fortresses.
For 400 years it stood on the very edge of the kingdom.
To the south, across the Solway Firth, lay England.
For most of its history, Caerlaverock played an important role in the defence of the realm.
Around 1220, Alexander II of Scotland, needing trusted men to secure the Scottish West March, granted the estate to his chamberlain, Sir John de Maccuswell (Maxwell).
There the Maxwell lords remained for the next 400 years.
Caerlaverock was besieged and captured on numerous occasions.