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List of castles in Midlothian

This is a list of castles in Midlothian.

List

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Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Borthwick Castle Tower house 1430 Occupied Private Gorebridge NT370597 In use as a hotel
Crichton Castle Courtyard castle 14th century Preserved Historic Scotland Gorebridge NT380612 Open to the public
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]
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
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
Newbattle Abbey Fortified house 17th century Altered Newbattle Abbey College Dalkeith NT333660 Part of a former Cistercian Abbey, now a college
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.

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  • 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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