What is recorded here

Hawkshaw Castle is a sheepfold in the Scottish Borders, recorded without a date or owner. Its castle name may be local pride or a mistaken memory, but the fold served people and sheep in a busy landscape. The contrast between a grand name and a humble function is the kind of thing that makes a place memorable.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hawkshaw Castle as Sheepfold (period Unassigned). 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.

Hawkshaw Castle is a medieval tower house located in the Scottish Borders, likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local landholding family. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of the defensive architecture common in the region during periods of conflict with England.

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