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 | 
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| Billie Castle | Courtyard castle | Ruin | NT85065964 | ||||
| Borthwick Castle | L-plan castle | Site | Near Duns | ||||
| Branxholme Castle | Tower house | Occupied | NT4643711647 | 
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| Cessford Castle | Ruin | NT7394523849 | 
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| Corsbie Castle | 16th century | Ruin | Near Gordon, Scottish Borders | 
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| Cranshaws Tower | Occupied | ||||||
| Cavers Castle | Tower | 1200 | Ruin | [1] | |||
| Drochil Castle | Ruin | NT1619943506 | 
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| Dryhope Tower | Ruin | NT2673524732 | 
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| Duns Castle | Occupied | NT7778154380 | 
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| Edrington Castle | Ruin | NT9412153399 | |||||
| Evelaw Tower | L-plan | 16th century | Ruin | 
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| Fast Castle | courtyard castle | Ruin | Hall family open: free |
Coldingham NT860709 |
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| 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 | 
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| Fulton Tower | L-plan castle | 16th century | Ruin | 
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| Greenknowe Tower | Ruin | NT639428 | 
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| Hermitage Castle | keep | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Newcastleton NY495960 |
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| Hume Castle | Ruin | Greenlaw NT7047541399 |
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| Jedburgh Castle | demolished 1409 | Jedburgh NT6476920180 |
Replaced by a baronial-style jail | 
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| Kirkhope Tower | Occupied | NT3788125055 | 
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| 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 | 
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| Mangerton Tower | Tower House | 16th century | Ruin | ||||
| Mervinslaw Pele | Pele tower | Ruin | 
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| Neidpath Castle | keep | 14th century | Semi-ruinous | private ownership; open regularly | Peebles NT236405 |
Extensively remodelled in 16th century[2] | 
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| Newark Castle | Ruin | NT4215029450 | 
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| Nisbet House | House | 1630 | Restoration | Private | Duns NT7950551230 |
West Tower added 1774 | File:Nisbethouse1935.jpg |
| Peebles Castle | 12th century | No remains | Peebles NT2500040398 |
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| Posso Tower | 16th century | Ruin | NT2001433243 |
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| Roxburgh Castle | Ruin | NT7132033735 | |||||
| Smailholm Tower | Historic Scotland | NT637346 | 
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| Thirlestane Castle | Occupied | NT5338847926 | 
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| Traquair House | fortified house | occupied | private ownership; open regularly | NT3307635483 | 
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| Tushielaw Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruin | NT3002617192 | 
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| Venlaw | Occupied | NT2528041238 | 
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| Wallace's Tower | L-plan castle | 16th century | Ruin | NT7001630477 | 
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| Wedderburn Castle | Occupied | NT8083852853 | 
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| Whitslaid Tower | Ruin | NT5576244563 | 
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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
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