Ferniehirst Castle | |
---|---|
South of Jedburgh, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55°27′16″N 2°33′04″W / 55.45444°N 2.55111°W |
Site information | |
Owner | Lord Ralph Kerr |
Open to the public | Yes (July) |
Site history | |
Built | 1470 |
Built by | Clan Kerr |
In use | Residential |
Battles/wars | occupied 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.