Borthwick Castle
Midlothian, Scotland
Borthwick Castle is a tower house in Midlothian, Scotland, first built in 1430. It is a category A listed building. The nearest other castle is Crichton Castle, 1.1 mi away.
Borthwick Castle at a glance
Built
1430
15th century
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
category A listed building
Nearest castle
Crichton Castle
1.1 mi away
About Borthwick Castle
Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground.
From the Wikipedia article on Borthwick Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borthwick Castle sits at 55.8267, -3.0074 in Midlothian. The closest other castles are Crichton Castle (1.1 mi), Catcune Castle (1.2 mi) and Newbyres Castle (1.9 mi). Midlothian has 14 castles in all.
