What is recorded here

Auld Castle Rigs stands in the Scottish Borders as a medieval castle, its stones buried beneath grass and time. The exact boundary remains unclear, but the name suggests a fort old enough to lose its own shape. Men may have built walls there before Lauder became a town, then left the field to swallow what they made.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lauder, Auld Castle Rigs as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Lauder, Auld Castle Rigs was built by the de Lauder family in the 13th or 14th century. It is remembered as a significant medieval stronghold in the Borders region, reflecting the strategic and feudal history of southern Scotland.

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