What is recorded here

Edrington Castle stood on a steep bank above the Whiteadder Water from the fourteenth century, guarding disputed Border lands for kings and Lauder knights. Its moated foundations still mark the hillside where horsemen watched the river traffic and waited for English raids. The castle fell into ruin, but the name survived in the mill, the farm and the memory of a place that never stopped belonging to the border between warring crowns.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edrington Castle as Castle (medieval), Moated Site (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Edrington Castle was built in the 14th century by the de Edrington family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic location in the Borders region, reflecting the turbulent history of medieval Scotland and the importance of strongholds in that era.

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