📌 Douglas, South Lanarkshire
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Separated by a loch from the outskirts of Douglas, South Lanarkshire are the remains of Douglas Castle: the once great residence belonging to the rich and powerful clan which gave the village its name. Sir Walter Scott used the mansion as inspiration for his 1831 novel, Castle Dangerous – before the building ironically became unsafe following mining subsidence and had to be demolished in 1938. The single surviving tower is anything but dramatic, but forms a landmark on the pleasant, easy stroll around Stable Loch: popular with ducks, geese and dog walkers.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at north end of Main Street, Douglas village centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 837310

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.558872,-3.845704

🚌 Bus to Douglas

🚗 Street parking

📝 Key info

▶ 2 km / 1 mi | ▲ 10 m | ⌛ 45 min

Features: 🏠 Douglas; 💧 Stable Loch; 🏰 Douglas Castle / Castle Dangerous

Easy | Level tracks and paths; very short ascent on open grass / dirt track to reach the castle.

➡️ Anticlockwise circuit with extension to castle: start – track along east side of Stable Loch – Castle Dangerous – path along west side of loch – start

Download file for GPS

🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Noisy greylag and Canada geese, mute swans, mallard and tufted ducks, sheep.

Weather: 10°C, sunny, moderate breeze.

April 2019
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