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Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. [1] It is located twelve miles (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh , [ 2 ] to the east of the village of Borthwick , on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground.
Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton. [1] [2] Nearby is Newtongrange in the parish of Newbattle. [3] The civil parish has an area of 9375 acres [1] and a population of 2,841 ...
Incorporates remains of 12th-century castle [2] Now leased to the University of Wisconsin. Grounds open to the public: Hawthornden Castle: Tower house: 17th century: Occupied: Private: Lasswade: Incorporates ruined 15th-century keep [3] Now used as a writers' retreat: Melville Castle: Castellated mansion: 18th century: Restored: Private: Lasswade
Borthwick Castle, the ancient seat of the Borthwick family. Sir William de Borthwick of that Ilk was created a Lord of Parliament as Lord Borthwick, (William Borthwick, 1st Lord Borthwick), but it is unclear exactly when the title was created.
William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick, whose father had died in the previous decade, was given command of Stirling Castle and charged with the safety of the infant James V of Scotland. [ 1 ] John, Lord Borthwick was an opponent of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland and a supporter of Mary of Guise . [ 1 ]
Borthwick Castle had a courtyard surrounding the 16th-century buildings and a later house. There was a corbelled-out stair-tower in the re-entrant angle of the L-plan tower. The vaulted basement had a scale-and-platt staircase to the first floor. [1]
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Ayton Castle: Occupied: Billie Castle: Courtyard castle: Ruin: Borthwick Castle: L-plan castle: Site
Sir William Borthwick, 3rd of Borthwick and later 1st Lord Borthwick (c. 1413 – October 1483) [1] was a Scottish peer and ambassador. Borthwick was the eldest son of Sir William Borthwick, 2nd of Borthwick, castellan of Edinburgh ( Sir William Borthwick of that Ilk ), and his wife Bethoc (or Beatrice) Sinclair of Orkney, daughter of Henry ...