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Hermitage Castle is a stone fortress ruin in Liddesdale, in the Scottish Borders. The earliest records for the site date to the 1240s, while the present castle was begun around 1360 by Sir Hugh de Dacre and later expanded by the Douglas family. Its history is linked to control of the Scottish Middle March and to James Hepburn, fourth Earl of Bothwell, whose injury in 1566 prompted Mary, Queen of Scots, to visit the castle.
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Where is Hermitage Castle?
Hermitage Castle is a stone fortress ruin in Liddesdale, in the Scottish Borders. The site is identified as a castle ruin rather than a complete occupied fortress.
When was Hermitage Castle first recorded?
The earliest records for the site date to the 1240s. The present castle was begun around 1360, so the recorded history is older than the surviving main structure.
Who began the present Hermitage Castle?
Sir Hugh de Dacre began the present castle around 1360. The Douglas family later expanded the fortress.
What is the oldest date connected with Hermitage Castle?
The earliest records connected with Hermitage Castle date to the 1240s. The later structure began around 1360 under Sir Hugh de Dacre.
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