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Drochil Castle

castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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Summary

Drochil Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (732 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scottish Borders[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Founder: James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton[5]
  • Made from material: stone[6]
  • Commons category: Drochil Castle[7]
  • Heritage designation: scheduled monument[8]
  • Native label: Drochil Castle[9]
  • Short name: Drochil[10]
  • Associated electoral district: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale[11]
  • Historic county: Peeblesshire[12]

Why It Matters

Drochil Castle has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Drochil'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Scottish Borders
    Coordinates → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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