What is recorded here

Niddry Castle is a sixteenth-century tower house in West Lothian where Mary, Queen of Scots, wrote to her allies on 2 May 1568 before fleeing to England. During the 1572 civil war, defenders dropped heavy timber beams onto climbers during a night attack, while Edinburgh Castle distracted the enemy elsewhere. The tower later hosted Danish commissioners, a wedding celebrated with great triumphs, and a guest hoping to regain royal favour. Restored in the 1990s after excavation, it still stands between oil shale bings, preserving a place where royal destiny, marriage, war and curiosity all crossed.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Niddry Castle as Platform (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Niddry Castle was a medieval tower house built in the 16th century, likely by the Drummond family, who were prominent in the area. It is remembered for its historical association with the Clan Drummond and its strategic location in the Scottish Borders region.

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