What is recorded here
Borthwick Castle was built in the late 14th century by the powerful Borthwick family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the region during the Wars of Scottish Independence and for its well-preserved medieval architecture.
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Places near here
Borthwick CastleCross (medieval)(possible) · 18 yd
Borthwick Castle, GatewayGateway (period Unassigned) · 26 yd
Borthwick ChurchChurch (12th Century) - (18th Century), Church (18th Century), Sundial (18th Century) (1705), Tomb (medieval), War Memorial (20th Century) · 172 yd
Currie WoodWood · 183 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 189 yd
LoquhariotCropmark (period Unknown) · 873 yd
West WoodWood · 1.0 mi
Crichton CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Gorebridge, Harvieston CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
Newbyres CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
Halk LawMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Ruther LawMountain / peak · 2.6 miOther information
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