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Lochmaben Castle

castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Lochmaben Castle

Summary

Lochmaben Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lochmaben Castle is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • Lochmaben Castle is located in Lochmaben[4].
  • Lochmaben Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Lochmaben Castle is on the body of water Castle Loch[6].
  • Lochmaben Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Lochmaben Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Lochmaben Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Edward I of England[9].
  • Lochmaben Castle's Commons category is recorded as Lochmaben Castle[10].
  • 1488 marks the founding of Lochmaben Castle[11].
  • Lochmaben Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.1163, 'longitude': -3.42925, 'precision': 0.0001}[12].
  • Lochmaben Castle's significant event is recorded as slighting[13].
  • Lochmaben Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[14].
  • Lochmaben Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Lochmaben Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale[16].
  • Lochmaben Castle's historic county is recorded as Dumfriesshire[17].

Body

Geography

Lochmaben Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[3], a council area[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1975[20] and Lochmaben[4], a civil parish[21], in United Kingdom[22]. It is on the body of water Castle Loch[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[7] and archaeological site[8]. Lochmaben Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

1488 marks the founding of Lochmaben Castle[11].

Why It Matters

Lochmaben Castle ranks in the top 7% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Canmore. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The archaeology of slighting: a methodological framework for interpreting castle destruction in the Middle Ages. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in or next to body of water → Castle Loch
    Short name → Lochmaben
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dumfries and Galloway, Lochmaben
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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