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Colinton Castle is a late medieval fortified residence located in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle dates to the fifteenth century and represents the domestic architecture of the Scottish nobility during the later medieval period. The site comprises the remains of a substantial stone-built structure that would have served both defensive and residential functions typical of castles of this era in lowland Scotland. The monument reflects the architectural traditions and social status of the landholding families who occupied the Colinton estate during the medieval and early modern periods.
Colinton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1197. View the official record →
Colinton Castle is a late medieval fortified residence located in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1197.
Colinton 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 SM1197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlelaw Range, ring ditch NW of (5.2 km), Castle Knowe, palisaded enclosure (5.5 km), Castlelaw, fort and souterrain 205m NNW of (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Colinton 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.
Colinton Castle stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.