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Brunston Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle dates to the sixteenth century and represents the type of defensible domestic architecture characteristic of the Scottish Borders and lowland regions during the early modern period. The structure comprises a substantial stone tower with the robust masonry typical of fortified residences designed to withstand raids and provide secure accommodation for its occupants. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland protection, Brunston Castle remains an important example of the military and domestic architecture of medieval Scotland.
Brunston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1192. View the official record →
Brunston Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1192.
Brunston Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1192.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Gowk Stane,730m ENE of Auchencorth (0.6 km), Camp Hill, fort 300m N of Braidwood Bridge (1.6 km), Ravensneuk Castle (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Brunston Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Brunston Castle stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.