List of castles in the Scottish Borders facts for kids

This is a list of castles in the Scottish Borders.

List

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership	location	Notes	Picture
Ayton Castle			Occupied
Billie Castle	Courtyard castle		Ruin
Borthwick Castle	L-plan castle		Site		Near Duns
Branxholme Castle	Tower house		Occupied
Cessford Castle			Ruin
Corsbie Castle		16th century	Ruin		Near Gordon, Scottish Borders
Cranshaws Tower			Occupied
Cavers Castle	Tower	1200	Ruin
Drochil Castle			Ruin
Dryhope Tower			Ruin
Duns Castle			Occupied
Edrington Castle			Ruin
Evelaw Tower	L-plan	16th century	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	L-plan castle	16th century	Ruin
Greenknowe Tower			Ruin
Hermitage Castle	keep		Ruin	Historic Scotland	Newcastleton
Hume Castle			Ruin		Greenlaw
Jedburgh Castle			demolished 1409		Jedburgh	Replaced by a baronial-style jail
Kirkhope Tower			Occupied
Lamberton Castle			No remains
Mervinslaw Pele	pele tower		Ruin
Neidpath Castle	keep	14th century	Semi-ruinous	private ownership; open regularly	Peebles	Extensively remodelled in 16th century
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