List of castles in the Scottish Borders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of castles in the Scottish Borders. Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Ayton CastleOccupiedNT9291061382 Billie CastleCourtyard castleRuinNT85065964 Borthwick CastleL-plan castleSiteNear Duns Branxholme CastleTower houseOccupiedNT4643711647 Cessford CastleRuinNT7394523849 Corsbie Castle16th centuryRuinNear Gordon, Scottish Borders Cranshaws TowerOccupied Cavers CastleTower1200Ruin[1] Drochil CastleRuinNT1619943506 Dryhope TowerRuinNT2673524732 Duns CastleOccupiedNT7778154380 Edrington CastleRuinNT9412153399 Evelaw TowerL-plan16th centuryRuin Fast Castlecourtyard castleRuinHall family open: freeColdinghamNT860709 Fatlips CastleUndergoing restorationNT5819120887 Ferniehirst CastleOccupiedNT6524317981 Floors Castlehouse1721OccupiedDuke of RoxburgheKelsoNT7110634681ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds Fulton TowerL-plan castle16th centuryRuin Greenknowe TowerRuinNT639428 Hermitage CastlekeepRuinHistoric ScotlandNewcastletonNY495960 Hume CastleRuinGreenlawNT7047541399 Jedburgh Castledemolished 1409JedburghNT6476920180Replaced by a baronial-style jail Kirkhope TowerOccupiedNT3788125055 Lamberton CastleNo remains Lanton TowerTower House16th centuryOccupied55°29′09″N 2°36′21″W / 55.485938°N 2.605958°W / 55.485938; -2.605958 Lauder TowerTower House15th centuryNo remains Mangerton TowerTower House16th centuryRuin Mervinslaw PelePele towerRuin Muircleuch TowerRuins Neidpath Castlekeep14th centurySemi-ruinousprivate ownership; open regularlyPeeblesNT236405Extensively remodelled in 16th century[2] Newark CastleRuinNT4215029450 Nisbet HouseHouse1630RestorationPrivateDunsNT7950551230West Tower added 1774 Old Lauder Castle 11th Century No remains Old Thirlestane CastleRuins Peebles Castle12th centuryNo remainsPeeblesNT2500040398 Posso Tower16th centuryRuinNT2001433243 Roxburgh CastleRuinNT7132033735 Smailholm TowerHistoric ScotlandNT637346 Thirlestane CastleOccupiedNT5338847926 Traquair Housefortified houseoccupiedprivate ownership; open regularlyNT3307635483 Tushielaw TowerTower house16th centuryRuinNT3002617192 VenlawOccupiedNT2528041238 Wallace's TowerL-plan castle16th centuryRuinNT7001630477 Wedderburn CastleOccupiedNT8083852853 Whitslaid TowerRuinNT5576244563 See also Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in the Scottish Borders Notes ↑ Hawick, Detached, Borders ↑ Coventry, p. 329 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 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castles in the Scottish Borders. vteCastles in Scotland Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh Falkirk Fife Glasgow Highland Inverclyde Midlothian Moray North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Outer Hebrides Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian Scotland portal Related Articles
