What is recorded here

Murieston Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower in West Lothian, Scotland, restored around 1824 for John Keir after becoming ruinous by the early 19th century. Its oblong rubble walls rise two storeys, with a roofless turret corbelled out at first-floor level and a double doorway bearing a medallion dated 1824. The ground floor is gutted with an earthen floor, while a fore-stair climbs to the upper chamber. It may have served as a proud local landmark rather than a working fortress, its over-restoration giving it the playful character of a folly.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Murieston Castle as Castle (medieval), Tower (16th Century). 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.

Murieston Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the 16th century, and is remembered as a historic defensive structure in the Scottish Borders region. Its importance lies in its association with the turbulent border warfare between England and Scotland during the late medieval period.

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