Drawbridges usually went over a ditch or a moat. The drawbridge at Threave Castle near Castle Douglas (above) went over a moat flooded with water from the River Dee. A portcullis was a heavy metal ...

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) will restore native wetlands and woodlands at Threave near Castle Douglas over the next 100 years. It said the project on 81 hectares (200 acres) at Kelton ...

The Castle Douglas side were beaten 3-1 by a team currently in mid table in the West of Scotland League’s third division.

Threave Rovers are back in promotion contention after a win over basement boys Wishaw. Saturday’s 3-0 win at Meadow Park moved the Castle Douglas side up to fourth in the West of Scotland League ...