Whitslaid Tower
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Whitslaid Tower is a tower house in Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Old Thirlestane Castle, 1.8 mi away.
Whitslaid Tower at a glance
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Old Thirlestane Castle
1.8 mi away
Castles in Scottish Borders
66
Scotland
About Whitslaid Tower
Whitslaid Tower was an ancient Berwickshire seat of the Lauder family for over 300 years. It is today a ruin high above the eastern bank of the Leader Water, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the burgh of Lauder, in the Scottish Borders.
From the Wikipedia article on Whitslaid Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whitslaid Tower sits at 55.6924, -2.7054 in Scottish Borders. The closest other castles are Old Thirlestane Castle (1.8 mi), Thirlestane Castle (2.5 mi) and Corsbie Castle (3.1 mi). Scottish Borders has 66 castles in all.
