Douglas is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. On the south bank of the Douglas Water and on the A70 road that links Lanarkshire to Edinburgh, the village grew to service the nearby Douglas Castle, the seat of the Black Douglas family. The castle and village were well established by 1300, and were occupied for some time by English forces during the Scottish Wars of Independence. However the castle was liberated by James Douglas (of the Black Douglas family) when in 1307 he and some followers trapped the English garrison inside the Castle chapel whilst they were worshipping and burnt it to the ground, causing some damage to the castle. Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands capital, and its second-largest city. ... Sir James Douglas (the Good, the Black Douglas), (1286 – August 25, 1330), was a Scottish soldier and knight who fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of campaigns launched after the English invasion of Scotland in 1296. ... Sir James Douglas (the Good, the Black Douglas), (1286 – August 25, 1330), was a Scottish soldier and knight who fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence. ...

The castle was rebuilt but was sacked by James II in 1455 when the Black Douglas family was being suppressed. The castle is now little but a ruin, with mining subsidence causing real damage in the 1940s. James II of Scotland (October 16, 1430 – August 3, 1460) was king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460. ...

The oldest structure within the village itself is the ruin of St. Brides Church, which like the castle stetches back to the 1300s. This church became the mausoleum of the Black Douglases. The parish church was moved to its present site where the Douglas St Brides Parish Church still stands and its congregation still worships.

Within the village stands a statue to one of the Covenanters, James Gavin who was persecuted for his religious faith and had his ears cut off for refusing to renounce it. The Covenanters are a radical Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. ...

The village was shaped later by the Industrial Revolution, which brought woolen mills and coal mining (in common with other villages in this part of Scotland). There is a heritage museum in Douglas that charts the history of the area. A Watt steam engine in Madrid. ...