Castle · near Castle Douglas · Dumfries and Galloway

Threave Castle

Threave Castle is a 14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 13 more places, Threave Garden (NTS) (2.1 km) first on our list.

Photo: Threave Castle, LornaMCampbell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

1.5 km

west of Castle Douglas

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Castle Douglas

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Castle Douglas

Threave Castle is 1.5 km west of Castle Douglas. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland

One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Castle Douglas has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Castle Douglas reach 18–19°C from June to August.

Jan7° / 1°142 mm

Feb7° / 1°119 mm

Mar9° / 2°109 mm

Apr12° / 4°82 mm

May15° / 6°77 mm

Jun18° / 9°84 mm

Jul19° / 11°95 mm

Aug19° / 11°112 mm

Sep16° / 9°104 mm

Oct13° / 6°152 mm

Nov9° / 3°157 mm

Dec7° / 1°163 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Castle Douglas, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Castle Douglas. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Castle Douglas’ full climate →

About

Threave Castle

It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 13 languages.

Castle Douglas’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: 1.5 km west of Castle Douglas
Official site: historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_288

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where it sits

Orange shows Threave Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Threave Castle

In size, Dumfries comes first of the 6, with 33,694 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 1.5 km east of it

Castle Douglas

4,061 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 9.5 km east of it

Dalbeattie

4,134 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 12 km southwest of it

Kirkcudbright

3,219 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 27 km northeast of it

Dumfries

33,694 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Threave Castle is	People	Places to visit
Castle Douglas	1.5 km east of it	4,061	5
Dalbeattie	9.5 km east of it	4,134	1
Kirkcudbright	12 km southwest of it	3,219	6
Dumfries	27 km northeast of it	33,694	8
Locharbriggs	31 km northeast of it	5,488	6
Newton Stewart	33 km west of it	3,937	1

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 13 more, including 4 castles, 2 museums and a garden.

Garden · National Trust for ScotlandThreave Garden (NTS)2.1 km away 2

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandMaclellan's Castle13 km away 3

CastleBuittle Castle8 km away 4CastleCastleOrchardton Tower11 km away 5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDundrennan Abbey15 km away 6CastleCastleDrumcoltran Tower14 km away 7

MuseumStewartry Museum13 km away 8

MuseumTolbooth Art Centre13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Threave Castle

Where is Threave Castle?

Threave Castle is 1.5 km west of Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway.

What is Threave Castle?

14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Threave Castle?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Threave Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Castle Douglas, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Threave Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Threave Castle?

Within 15 km: Threave Garden (NTS) (2.1 km), Maclellan's Castle (13 km), Buittle Castle (8 km) and Orchardton Tower (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Threave Castle: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Threave Garden (NTS): David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maclellan's Castle: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buittle Castle: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stewartry Museum: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tolbooth Art Centre: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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