Roxburgh Castle
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Roxburgh Castle is a castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Floors Castle, 0.6 mi away. It is owned by Edward II of England.
Roxburgh Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Cared for by
Edward II of England
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Floors Castle
0.6 mi away
About Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle is a ruined royal castle that overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland. The town and castle developed into the royal burgh of Roxburgh, which the Scots destroyed along with the castle after capturing it in 1460.
From the Wikipedia article on Roxburgh Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roxburgh Castle sits at 55.5963, -2.4569 in Scottish Borders. The closest other castles are Floors Castle (0.6 mi), Wallace's Tower (2.2 mi) and Smailholm Tower (4.7 mi). Scottish Borders has 66 castles in all.
