Tantallon

A sprawling, enormous, semi-ruined 14th century castle with massive red curtain walls and hundred foot drops to the sea

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White

A millennia-old hill fort near Nunraw Abbey — really just an oddly shaped hill with some archaeological remains

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Hailes

A large ruined 13th – 16th century castle on the banks of the River Tyne

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Crichton

An interesting ruined castles on the River Tyne, with very odd decorations in the great hall and a very interesting history including Mary, Queen of Scots

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Dirleton

My second favorite castle, a crumbling ruin of yellowish stone, dating from the 13th century

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Craigmillar

Only a few miles from Edinburgh, this very large ruin was built in the 14th century

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Frenchman Tower

Just another crumbling tower-house in a field somewhere. A pretty pile of rocks.

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Easter Happrew Tower

A lone pile of rocks in the middle of a sheep pasture, this is either Easter or Wester Happrew….

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Kelso Abbey

A 12th century Tironensian abbey, overlooking the Tweed. It has been ruined since the 16th century, which may account for hte very scant remains at Kelso.

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Greenknowe Tower

This well-preserved tower house in the Borders was built more for comfort than defense.

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