What is recorded here

Neidpath Castle still stands in the Scottish Borders, its south range surviving as a post Medieval cottage rather than a grand hall. The courtyard buildings suggest a working household where people cooked, slept and kept animals close at hand. That much smaller form may have suited the land better, giving the castle a practical life instead of a proud empty one.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Neidpath Castle, Courtyard Buildings (south Range) as Cottage (post 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.

Neidpath Castle, including its south range courtyard buildings, was built in the late 13th century by the Haliburton family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is historically significant as a well-preserved example of a medieval Scottish castle and was associated with key events during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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