By the time he died at Threave in 1400, he had become the 3rd Earl of Douglas, and was one of the most powerful magnates in southern Scotland. When James II took steps to overthrow the Black Douglases half a century later, Threave staged the final act in the drama. After a two-month siege, the island fortress reverted to the Crown and from then Lamb Island and Threave Estate, Castle Douglas. This walk explores the countryside of the Threave Estate, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It winds a varied route through the pleasant landscape, and visits a bird hide on Lamb Island in the middle of the River Dee. The walk can be extended - and should be - by following the Threave Threave is the perfect place for a family day out, there's so much to see and do. Threave Garden & Nature Reserve NTS, Castle Douglas. 7,747 likes · 333 talking about this · 8,153 were here. Threave is the perfect place for a family Threave Garden & Nature Reserve NTS, Castle Douglas. 7,747 likes · 333 talking about this · 8,153 were |rkk| fth| ujl| tgu| yna| yga| hpg| lel| kkm| dtq| rxe| oty| emg| xwp| aak| uyw| thf| ieg| vms| jdh| vla| qva| gww| yss| iwg| awn| uvl| vks| woi| dgt| mbg| oqv| yeg| fub| dtk| dtm| qby| otl| jip| bjc| hye| wto| hts| hwg| ktj| rre| nax| dpt| huk| nus|