What is recorded here
Old Castleton was a medieval farmstead in the Scottish Borders, its stone remains still marked on the national record. It is easy to picture people moving through that small settlement, tending land and sharing the risks of border life. The exact character of the house and yard has faded, but the name preserves a human presence that shaped the landscape long before modern roads arrived.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Castleton as Farmstead (medieval). 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 historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Old CastletonRoad (medieval) · 56 yd
Castleton, CrossCross (period Unassigned) · 367 yd
Liddel CastleEarthwork (period Unassigned), Fortification (period Unassigned), Motte and Bailey (medieval) · 386 yd
Castleton, St Martin's Church and ChurchyardBurial Ground (period Unassigned), Church (medieval), Church (19th Century) · 602 yd
Castleton MuirLong Cist (medieval) · 864 yd
RedheughTower House (medieval) · 1597 yd
Leahaugh BankWood · 1.3 mi
Swarf HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Castle HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Steele PlantationForest · 2.1 mi
Blackburn FallsWaterfall · 3.6 mi
Reiver TrailVisitor information · 5.0 mi