List of castles in Midlothian

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This is a list of castles in Midlothian.

List[]

Name Type Date Condition Ownership location Notes Picture
Borthwick Castle Tower house 1430 Occupied Private Gorebridge NT370597 In use as a hotel Borthwick Castle.jpg
Crichton Castle Courtyard castle 14th century Preserved Historic Scotland Gorebridge NT380612 Open to the public Crichton Castle, near Pathhead, Midlothian.jpg
Cousland Castle Tower house 15th century Ruined Private Cousland NT376683 Ruins of a tower house and later walled garden
Dalhousie Castle Historic house 16th century Occupied Private Bonnyrigg NT320636 Incorporates remains of 13th-century tower, now used as a hotel[1] Dalhousie Castle 350.jpg
Dalkeith Palace Historic house 18th century Occupied Duke of Buccleuch Dalkeith NT333679 Incorporates remains of 12th-century castle[2] Now leased to the University of Wisconsin. Grounds open to the public DalkeithPalace Morris edited.jpg
Hawthornden Castle Tower house 17th century Occupied Private Lasswade NT287637 Incorporates ruined 15th-century keep[3] Now used as a writers' retreat
Melville Castle Castellated mansion 18th century Restored Private Lasswade NT310669 Built on site of earlier castle[4] Now in use as a hotel Melville Castle.jpg
Newbattle Abbey Fortified house 17th century Altered Newbattle Abbey College Dalkeith NT333660 Part of a former Cistercian Abbey, now a college Newbattle Abbey.jpg
Roslin Castle Keep & ranges 14th century Keep is a ruin, later ranges occupied Earl of Rosslyn Roslin NT274628 Ranges date from 15th-16th century[5] Leased to the Landmark Trust as holiday accommodation. Used in the film 'The Da Vinci Code' with Tom Hanks. RoslinCastle1.JPG

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Coventry, p. 165
  2. ^ Coventry, p. 166
  3. ^ Coventry, p. 244
  4. ^ Coventry, p. 316
  5. ^ Coventry, p. 367

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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