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This is a list of castles in the Scottish Borders.

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Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Ayton Castle Occupied NT9291061382 Ayton Castle - geograph.org.uk - 813849.jpg
Billie Castle Courtyard castle Ruin NT85065964
Borthwick Castle L-plan castle Site Near Duns
Branxholme Castle Tower house Occupied NT4643711647 Branxholme Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2509416.jpg
Cessford Castle Ruin NT7394523849 Cessford Castle.jpg
Corsbie Castle 16th century Ruin Near Gordon, Scottish Borders Corsbie Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1422694.jpg
Cranshaws Tower Occupied
Cavers Castle Tower 1200 Ruin
Drochil Castle Ruin NT1619943506 Schotland Drochil Castle 6-05-2010 16-51-45.JPG
Dryhope Tower Ruin NT2673524732 Dryhope Tower - geograph.org.uk - 925481.jpg
Duns Castle Occupied NT7778154380 Duns Castle.jpg
Edrington Castle Ruin NT9412153399
Evelaw Tower L-plan 16th century Ruin Tower at Evelaw - geograph.org.uk - 341286.jpg
Fast Castle courtyard castle Ruin Hall family
open: free		 Coldingham
NT860709		 Fast Castle - geograph.org.uk - 365002.jpg
Fatlips Castle Undergoing restoration NT5819120887
Ferniehirst Castle Occupied NT6524317981
Floors Castle house 1721 Occupied Duke of Roxburghe Kelso
NT7110634681		 ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds Floors Castle.jpg
Fulton Tower L-plan castle 16th century Ruin Fulton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 750531.jpg
Greenknowe Tower Ruin NT639428 Greenknowe Tower SW2.jpg
Hermitage Castle keep Ruin Historic Scotland Newcastleton
NY495960		 Hermitage Castle.jpg
Hume Castle Ruin Greenlaw
NT7047541399		 Hume Castle - geograph.org.uk - 812984.jpg
Jedburgh Castle demolished 1409 Jedburgh
NT6476920180		 Replaced by a baronial-style jail Castlewood Cemetery - geograph.org.uk - 371421.jpg
Kirkhope Tower Occupied NT3788125055 Kirkhope.jpg
Lamberton Castle No remains
Lanton Tower Tower House 16th century Occupied 55°29′09″N 2°36′21″W / 55.485938°N 2.605958°W / 55.485938; -2.605958 Lanton Tower.jpg
Mangerton Tower Tower House 16th century Ruin
Mervinslaw Pele Pele tower Ruin The remains of Mervinslaw Peel House - geograph.org.uk - 743337.jpg
Neidpath Castle keep 14th century Semi-ruinous private ownership; open regularly Peebles
NT236405		 Extensively remodelled in 16th century Neidpath Castle.jpg
Newark Castle Ruin NT4215029450 Newark Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1127867.jpg
Nisbet House House 1630 Restoration Private Duns
NT7950551230		 West Tower added 1774 Nisbethouse1935.jpg
Peebles Castle 12th century No remains Peebles
NT2500040398
Posso Tower 16th century Ruin
NT2001433243
Roxburgh Castle Ruin NT7132033735
Smailholm Tower Historic Scotland NT637346 Smailholm Tower 22407 from E.jpg
Thirlestane Castle Occupied NT5338847926 Thirlestane Castle.jpg
Traquair House fortified house occupied private ownership; open regularly NT3307635483 Traquair House in 1814
Tushielaw Tower Tower house 16th century Ruin NT3002617192 The remains of Tushielaw Tower - geograph.org.uk - 902023.jpg
Venlaw Occupied NT2528041238 Venlaw01.jpg
Wallace's Tower L-plan castle 16th century Ruin NT7001630477 Wallace's Tower - geograph.org.uk - 771874.jpg
Wedderburn Castle Occupied NT8083852853 Wedderburn Castle.jpg
Whitslaid Tower Ruin NT5576244563 Whitslaid Tower.jpg

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