List of castles in the Scottish Borders


This is a list of castles in the Scottish Borders.

List

NameTypeDateConditionOwnershiplocationNotesPicture
Ayton CastleOccupied
Billie CastleCourtyard castleRuin
Borthwick CastleL-plan castleSiteNear Duns
Branxholme CastleTower houseOccupied
Cessford CastleRuin
Corsbie Castle16th centuryRuinNear Gordon, Scottish Borders
Cranshaws TowerOccupied
Cavers CastleTower1200Ruin-
Drochil CastleRuin
Dryhope TowerRuin
Duns CastleOccupied
Edrington CastleRuin
Evelaw TowerL-plan16th centuryRuin
Fast Castlecourtyard castleruinHall family
open: free
Coldingham
Fatlips CastleUndergoing restoration
Ferniehirst CastleOccupied
Floors Castlehouse1721occupiedDuke of RoxburgheKelso
ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds
Fulton TowerL-plan castle16th centuryRuin
Greenknowe TowerRuin
Hermitage CastlekeepruinHistoric ScotlandNewcastleton
Hume CastleRuinGreenlaw
Jedburgh Castledemolished 1409Jedburgh
Replaced by a baronial-style jail
Kirkhope TowerOccupied
Lamberton CastleNo remains
Mervinslaw Pelepele towerruin
Neidpath Castlekeep14th centurySemi-ruinousprivate ownership; open regularlyPeebles
Extensively remodelled in 16th century
Newark CastleRuin
Nisbet HouseHouse1630RestorationPrivateDuns
West Tower added 1774
Peebles Castle12th centuryNo remainsPeebles
Roxburgh CastleRuin
Smailholm TowerHistoric Scotland
Thirlestane CastleOccupied
Traquair Housefortified houseoccupiedprivate ownership; open regularly
VenlawOccupied
Wedderburn CastleOccupied
Whitslaid TowerRuin