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
Ayton CastleOccupiedNT9291061382
Billie CastleCourtyard castleRuin
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: free		Coldingham
NT860709
Fatlips CastleUndergoing restorationNT5819120887
Ferniehirst CastleOccupiedNT6524317981
Floors Castlehouse1721OccupiedDuke of RoxburgheKelso
NT7110634681		ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds
Fulton TowerL-plan castle16th centuryRuin
Greenknowe TowerRuinNT639428
Hermitage CastlekeepRuinHistoric ScotlandNewcastleton
NY495960
Hume CastleRuinGreenlaw
NT7047541399
Jedburgh Castledemolished 1409Jedburgh
NT6476920180		Replaced by a baronial-style jail
Kirkhope TowerOccupiedNT3788125055
Lamberton CastleNo remains
Mervinslaw Pelepele towerRuin
Neidpath Castlekeep14th centurySemi-ruinousprivate ownership; open regularlyPeebles
NT236405		Extensively remodelled in 16th century[2]
Newark CastleRuinNT4215029450
Nisbet HouseHouse1630RestorationPrivateDuns
NT7950551230		West Tower added 1774
Peebles Castle12th centuryNo remainsPeebles
NT2500040398
Roxburgh CastleRuinNT7132033735
Smailholm TowerHistoric ScotlandNT637346
Thirlestane CastleOccupiedNT5338847926
Traquair Housefortified houseoccupiedprivate ownership; open regularlyNT3307635483
VenlawOccupiedNT2528041238
Wedderburn CastleOccupiedNT8083852853
Whitslaid TowerRuinNT5576244563

See also

Notes
  1. Hawick, Detached, Borders
  2. 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
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