Castles · Scottish Lowlands
Castles and country houses of the Scottish Borders
Grand country seats and ruined towers scattered through the Tweed valley and the wider Scottish Borders.
Floors Castle, seat of the Duke of Roxburghe, and Thirlestane Castle at Lauder anchor a region thick with historic houses. Mellerstain House, home of the Earl of Haddington, and The Hirsel near Coldstream, seat of the Earls of Home and once home to prime minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, sit alongside ruined strongholds such as Neidpath Castle above the River Tweed, Smailholm Tower on its crag, and Hume Castle. Eildon Hall, Drochil Castle and Branxholme Castle add further layers of Borders history, from the Dukes of Buccleuch to the Earls of Morton.
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📷 4Castles · Scottish Lowlands
Floors Castle
Floors Castle — country house in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland.
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Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle — castle and museum in Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Mellerstain House
Mellerstain House — castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Neidpath Castle
Neidpath Castle — castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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The Hirsel
The Hirsel in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Eildon Hall
Eildon Hall — house in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Drochil Castle
Drochil Castle — castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Branxholme Castle
Branxholme Castle — castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
📷 4Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
Smailholm Tower
Smailholm Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.