Photo of Smailholm Tower, a ruined tower house in the Scottish Borders, southern Scotland.

Smailholm Tower© Keith Proven / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Castles & strongholds in Scottish BordersScottish Borders, Scotland

19 castles in the Albion Guide across Scottish Borders — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Scottish Borders.

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Smailholm Tower

Tower house near Smailholm

Lonely Border peel tower on a crag.

Blanerne Castle

Castle near Allanton

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Cessford Castle

Castle near Jedburgh

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Fatlips Castle

Castle near Denholm

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Nether Horsburgh

Castle near Innerleithen

Nether Horsburgh,castle

Roxburgh Castle

Castle near Kelso

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Greenknowe Tower, Gordon

Tower house near Gordon

A fortified tower house in Scottish Borders.

Hermitage Castle

Castle near Newcastleton

Hermitage Castle, castle, chapel, enclosures, deer trap, park boundary and farmstead

Billie Castle

Castle near Allanton

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Bunkle Castle

Castle near Duns

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Drochil Castle

Castle near Stobo

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Fulton Tower

Castle near Denholm

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Hawkshaw Castle

Castle

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Scottish Borders

Hume Castle

Castle near Gordon

Hume Castle, castle and associated settlement

Liddel Castle, Newcastleton

Castle near Newcastleton

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Mantle Walls, Ancrum

Palace near Ancrum

Mantle Walls, Ancrum, bishop's palace

Newark Castle, Philiphaugh

Castle near Selkirk

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Tinnis Castle

Castle near Broughton

Tinnis Castle & fort

Tushielaw Tower

Castle

A medieval castle in Scottish Borders.

Scottish Borders