List of castles in the Scottish Borders
This is a list of castles in the Scottish Borders.
List
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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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
Notes
References
- 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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