Cadzow Castle
📍 South Lanarkshire, Scotland
About
Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 at a site one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The earlier medieval settlement of Hamilton was formerly known as Cadzow or Cadyou, until it was renamed in 1455 in honour of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton. The castle sits above a gorge overlooking the Avon Water in what is now Chatelherault Country Park, but was previously the hunting and pleasure grounds of the duke of Hamilton's estate of Hamilton Palace - this area being known as Hamilton High Parks. The ruin is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Site of a hunting lodge for the Kings of Strathclyde, later used by David I (who issued charters here from 1139), Alexander II, Alexander III, and Robert the Bruce. Rebuilt 1500-1550 by the Hamilton family. Sits above the Avon Gorge in Chatelherault Country Park.
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