Shieldhill Castle Explained

Shieldhill Castle is a category B listed building located near Biggar in South Lanarkshire.[1] The building dates back to 1199 and is currently being run as Shieldhill Castle Hotel.[2]

Ownership

The Chancellor family resided in the castle for over 750 years. After being sold by the family it was turned into a hotel in 1959.[3]

References

55.6466°N -3.5822°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shieldhill, Libberton, South Lanarkshire. Good. Stuff. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 31 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Shieldhill Castle Hotel. Shieldhill Castle Hotel. 31 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805093607/https://shieldhillcastlehotel.co.uk/. 2018-08-05. live.
  3. Web site: Ten of Scotland's most haunted hotels . The Scotsman . 2018-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155101/https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ten-of-scotland-s-most-haunted-hotels-1-477321 . 2018-06-29 . live .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Shieldhill Castle".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.