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Cessford Castle is a fifteenth-century stronghold situated in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. The castle was built by the Ker family, a prominent border clan, and served as a defensive residence during the turbulent period of Anglo-Scottish border warfare. The structure features a substantial stone tower with characteristic features of late medieval fortification design suited to the needs of border security and family residence. The castle remains an important archaeological monument documenting the architecture and settlement patterns of the Scottish borders during the later medieval period.
Cessford Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1710. View the official record →
Cessford Castle is a fifteenth-century stronghold situated in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1710.
Cessford 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 SM1710.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cunzierton,fort (6.4 km), Upper Chatto, deserted village and moated homestead (7.1 km), Chatto Craig,fort (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cessford 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.
Cessford Castle stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.