Ferniehirst Castle

Ferniehirst Castle
South of Jedburgh, Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle, keep
Ferniehirst Castle is located in Scotland
Ferniehirst Castle
Ferniehirst Castle
Coordinates55°27′16″N 2°33′04″W / 55.45444°N 2.55111°W / 55.45444; -2.55111
Site information
OwnerLord Ralph Kerr
Open to
the public
Yes (July)
Site history
Built1470
Built byClan Kerr
In useResidential
Battles/warsoccupied by the English in 1547-49 during the Rough Wooing

Ferniehirst Castle (sometimes spelled Ferniehurst) is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. It is an ancient seat of the Clan Kerr, and after a period of institutional use it was restored for residential use by Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, in the late 20th century.