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Promoting Castle Douglas and the Stewartry

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What's Castle Douglas's history?
A: Quite interesting really. This is not a history book, so you can Google "Black Earls of Douglas" ,  "Threave Castle",  "Carlingwark" and you'll get some decent details.  The Wikipedia page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Douglas Wiki's are always out of date, but you might even be inspired to help get it up to speed!
Or you could try a Google timeline search - I haven't figured how to link to it yet

Q: Why do you provide this site?
A: Because we love it here!  We have family and work here, so we're very interested in how Castle Douglas grows (if indeed it still does) and how the community acts to ensure it's wishes are heard and implemented.

Q. How much does it cost to get listed or add something

A.  Provided it's about Castle Douglas or the Stewartry, in Castle Douglas or a Stewartry town or village, and in line with our simple policies, nothing.  You can contribute on the castle-douglas.com forums or send castle-douglas.com a request.