Oxenfoord Castle

Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Formal Garden (18th Century)(possible), Linear Feature(s) (period Unassigned)

Why this matters

Oxenfoord Castle was built by the Crichton family in the 14th century and later held by the Scotts of Buccleuch. It is remembered as the site of a significant Jacobite siege in 1745–1746 during the War of Austrian Succession.

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oxenfoord Castle as Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Formal Garden (18th Century)(possible), Linear Feature(s) (period Unassigned). 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.

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