Scottish Borders
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes | Picture |
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Ayton Castle | Occupied | ||||||
Branxholme Castle | Tower house | Occupied | |||||
Cessford Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Cranshaws Tower | Occupied | ||||||
Drochil Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Dryhope Tower | Ruin | ||||||
Duns Castle | Occupied | ||||||
Edrington Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Fast Castle | courtyard castle | ruin | Hall family open: free |
Coldingham | |||
Fatlips Castle | Undergoing restoration | ||||||
Ferniehirst Castle | Occupied | ||||||
Floors Castle | house | 1721 | occupied | Duke of Roxburghe | Kelso | ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds | |
Fulton Tower | Ruin | ||||||
Greenknowe Tower | Ruin | ||||||
Hume Castle | Ruin | Greenlaw | |||||
Hermitage Castle | keep | ruin | Historic Scotland | Newcastleton | |||
Jedburgh Castle | demolished 1409 | Jedburgh | Replaced by a baronial-style jail | ||||
Kirkhope Tower | Occupied | ||||||
Mervinslaw Pele | pele tower | ruin | |||||
Neidpath Castle | keep | 14th C | Semi-ruinous | private ownership; open regularly | Peebles NT236405 | Extensively remodelled in 16th C | |
Newark Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Nisbet House | House | 1630 | Restoration | Private | Duns | West Tower added 1774 | |
Peebles Castle | 12th century | No remains | Peebles | ||||
Roxburgh Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Smailholm Tower | Historic Scotland | ||||||
Thirlestane Castle | Occupied | ||||||
Traquair House | fortified house | occupied | private ownership; open regularly | ||||
Venlaw | Occupied | ||||||
Wedderburn Castle | Occupied | ||||||
Whitslaid Tower | Ruin |
Read more about this topic: List Of Castles In Scotland
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