| Borthwick Castle | |
|---|---|
 Borthwick Castle | |
| Coordinates | 55°49′36″N 3°00′27″W / 55.8267°N 3.0074°W |
| Type | Castle |
| Height | 90 feet (area - battlements) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1430 |
| In use | 1430-? |
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. It was constructed in 1430 for Sir William Borthwick, from whom the castle takes its name,[3][4]
Panoramic views of the castle can be seen from the Borders Railway between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank railway stations.
- ^ Chambers 1828, p.99
- ^ Billings, Robert William; John Hill Burton (1901). The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland. Oliver and Boyd.
- ^ Scott 1834, p.196
- ^ Chambers 1828, p.100