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List of castles in the Scottish Borders

This is a list of castles in the Scottish Borders.

List edit

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Ayton Castle Occupied NT9291061382  
Billie Castle Courtyard castle Ruin NT85065964
Borthwick Castle L-plan castle Site Near Duns
Branxholme Castle Tower house Occupied NT4643711647  
Cessford Castle Ruin NT7394523849  
Corsbie Castle 16th century Ruin Near Gordon, Scottish Borders  
Cranshaws Tower Occupied
Cavers Castle Tower 1200 Ruin [1]
Drochil Castle Ruin NT1619943506  
Dryhope Tower Ruin NT2673524732  
Duns Castle Occupied NT7778154380  
Edrington Castle Ruin NT9412153399
Evelaw Tower L-plan 16th century Ruin  
Fast Castle courtyard castle Ruin Hall family
open: free		 Coldingham
NT860709		  
Fatlips Castle Undergoing restoration NT5819120887
Ferniehirst Castle Occupied NT6524317981
Floors Castle house 1721 Occupied Duke of Roxburghe Kelso
NT7110634681		 ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds  
Fulton Tower L-plan castle 16th century Ruin  
Greenknowe Tower Ruin NT639428  
Hermitage Castle keep Ruin Historic Scotland Newcastleton
NY495960		  
Hume Castle Ruin Greenlaw
NT7047541399		  
Jedburgh Castle demolished 1409 Jedburgh
NT6476920180		 Replaced by a baronial-style jail  
Kirkhope Tower Occupied NT3788125055  
Lamberton Castle No remains
Lanton Tower Tower House 16th century Occupied 55°29′09″N 2°36′21″W / 55.485938°N 2.605958°W / 55.485938; -2.605958  
Mangerton Tower Tower House 16th century Ruin
Mervinslaw Pele Pele tower Ruin  
Neidpath Castle keep 14th century Semi-ruinous private ownership; open regularly Peebles
NT236405		 Extensively remodelled in 16th century[2]  
Newark Castle Ruin NT4215029450  
Nisbet House House 1630 Restoration Private Duns
NT7950551230		 West Tower added 1774  
Peebles Castle 12th century No remains Peebles
NT2500040398
Posso Tower 16th century Ruin
NT2001433243
Roxburgh Castle Ruin NT7132033735
Smailholm Tower Historic Scotland NT637346  
Thirlestane Castle Occupied NT5338847926  
Traquair House fortified house occupied private ownership; open regularly NT3307635483  
Tushielaw Tower Tower house 16th century Ruin NT3002617192  
Venlaw Occupied NT2528041238  
Wallace's Tower L-plan castle 16th century Ruin NT7001630477  
Wedderburn Castle Occupied NT8083852853  
Whitslaid Tower Ruin NT5576244563  

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Hawick, Detached, Borders
  2. ^ Coventry, p. 329

References edit

  • Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
  • Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
  • Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
 
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