What is recorded here

Riccarton Tower House rose through the 16th and 17th centuries, its gate piers and armory panels marking a family that expected to be remembered. The 1621 lintel and 1688 armorial panel still frame the entrance, proving that pride and stone can outlive the hands that shaped them. Whether the tower watched fields, roads or rivalries is no longer certain, but the build remains: a tall, stubborn answer to time.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Riccarton as Armorial Panel (17th Century) (1688), Gate Pier(s) (17th Century), Lintel (17th Century) (1621), Tower House (16th Century) - (17th Century). 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.

The castle at Riccarton, Edinburgh, was originally a 16th-century tower house, later modified in the 17th century, and was associated with the influential Leslie family of Balquhitter. It is remembered for its historical significance in the local area and for surviving architectural features that reflect Scottish domestic and military building traditions of the period.

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