What is Bothwell Castle?
{{refimprove|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox Military Structure |name=Bothwell Castle |location=[[Bothwell]], [[South Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]<br>UK {{gbmapping|NS688593}} |coordinates = {{coord|55.8095|-4.0948|type:landmark|display=inline}} |image= Bothwell Castle 20080505 - south-east tower.jpg |caption=South-east tower of the castle |map_type = Scotland South Lanarkshire |map_relief= |map_caption = Shown within Scotland |map_size=150 |type=Castle of enceinte |built=Begun 13th century |builder=Walter de Moravia |controlledby=De Moravia family <br/>England <br/>[[Earl of Douglas]] <br/>[[Earl of Angus]] |materials=Coursed [[Old Red Sandstone|red sandstone]] rubble |height= |used= |condition=Ruined |ownership=[[Historic Scotland]] |open_to_public= Yes }} '''Bothwell Castle''' is a large [[medieval]] [[castle]] in [[Scotland]]. It is sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the [[River Clyde]], in [[South Lanarkshire]]. It is located between [[Uddingston]] and [[Bothwell]], about {{convert|10|mi|km}} south-east of [[Glasgow]]. The castle was built in the [[13th century]] by the ancestors of [[Clan Murray]]. It was built to guard a strategic crossing point of the Clyde. Bothwell played a key role in Scotland's [[Wars of Scottish Independence|Wars of Independence]]. It changed hands several times. {{Commonscat}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Castles in Scotland]] [[Category:13th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:South Lanarkshire]]