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Murieston Castle is a tower house located in Midlothian, Scotland, dating to the medieval period. The castle survives as a substantially ruined structure that reflects the defensive and residential architecture typical of Lowland Scottish tower houses. Built to serve as both a fortified stronghold and a residence for a local landholding family, it exemplifies the type of military architecture employed by the Scottish gentry during the late medieval and early modern periods. The site remains an important example of regional domestic architecture and settlement patterns in the historical landscape of Midlothian.
Murieston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1207. View the official record →
Murieston Castle is a tower house located in Midlothian, Scotland, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1207.
Murieston 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 SM1207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old West Calder Church, West Calder (3.3 km), Corston Hill, cairn (3.7 km), Camilty Hill,enclosure,Harburn (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Murieston 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.
Murieston Castle stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.