On the way back to the car park at Threave Castle we saw – and heard – some red kites but they weren’t making much noise when I took this video.

I poisted about the castle itself yesterday.

Threave Castle Harbour:-

It’s a very small harbour, now of course disused:-

River Dee from bird-watching hide. There are supposed to be ospreys about but we didn’t see any birds close enough to be sure that’s what they were. It’s a lovely quiet spot though:-

Bend in River Dee:-

River from Castle grounds:-

Threave Castle from path to osprey viewing area:-

Threave Castle sits on an island in the River Dee near the town of Castle Douglas (see here and here) in Dumfries and Galloway.

There’s a fairly long walk from the car park and visitor centre to the landing area to get the boat across the river to the castle.

The walk is circular and this photo was taken on the way back to the car park:-

Castle across River Dee:-

The river apparently isn’t very deep but Historic Scotland (in whose care the castle is) is careful about how you cross. You can see the island’s jetty to the right here:-

Threave Castle closer View:-

Exterior of Tower:-

Arrowslits in exterior wall:-

Inside the tower:-

A model of the castle is in the case in the centre:-

Castle model:-