What is recorded here
Hailes Castle is a medieval ruin beside the River Tyne in East Lothian, where Hepburn nobles expanded an older de Gourlay stronghold into a grand residence. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was probably born there around 1535, and Mary, Queen of Scots, may have stopped at it during her disputed journey with him in 1567. Its riverside defences and layered masonry preserve a world of power, marriage and flight rather than ordinary domestic life.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hailes Castle as Sloop (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Hailes Castle was built in the late 13th or early 14th century by the de Hailes family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic location in the Borders region, reflecting the turbulent history of medieval Scotland and the conflicts between Scottish and English forces.
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