What is recorded here

Hume Castle is an 18th-century folly built over the ruins of a late medieval castle on a natural outcropping in the village of Hume. The original fortification dates to the early 13th century, served successive Lords Hume as wardens of the Eastern Marches, and was reduced to ruins by bombardment in 1651. Sir Hugh Hume restored the site as a folly in 1789, incorporating sections of the original 13th-century wall into the present structure. The castle remains open year-round and free to visit, offering views across the Scottish Borders landscape.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hume Castle as No Class (event) (21st Century). 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.

Hume Castle was built by the Hume family in the 16th century and is remembered as a historic seat of the influential Hume clan in the Scottish Borders.

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