What is recorded here
Blackcastle is a medieval fortified house in Midlothian, Scotland. Its exact location is not fully known, but it belonged to an age when castles were built to control land and people. The name suggests darkness or power, and the region still carries that tone. Whether it stood tall or fell into shadow, it shaped the local world in its time.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackcastle as Fortified House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0