What is recorded here

Fatlips Castle is a medieval peel tower built by the Turnbulls of Barnhills in the 16th century, perched above the River Teviot. Tradition claims the unusual name appeared because hosts greeted visitors with eager kisses rather than polite distance. The Earl of Hertford burned the crag during the War of the Rough Wooing, yet the tower survived to become a private museum and shooting lodge. Its stones still stand beside the water, carrying a border of fire, folly and stubborn life.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fatlips Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Fatlips Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 14th or 15th century, and is remembered as an example of early Scottish castle architecture in a region with a history of clan conflict and territorial disputes. Its precise builder is unknown, but it may have been held by local landowners or minor nobility.

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