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Redhouse Castle is a 16th-century tower house situated in East Lothian, Scotland. The structure represents a typical example of Scottish defensive domestic architecture from the early modern period, constructed as a fortified residence for a family of local standing. The castle exhibits the characteristic square or rectangular plan common to tower houses of its era, designed to provide both residential accommodation and defensive capability. Though now ruinous, the remains testify to the architectural traditions of lowland Scottish landholding during a period when such fortified dwellings remained prevalent among the minor gentry and substantial yeomanry.
Redhouse Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM775. View the official record →
Redhouse Castle is a 16th-century tower house situated in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM775.
Redhouse 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 SM775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saltoun Home Farm,enclosure and pit alignments 200m NW of (8 km), Kirklands,enclosure 250m E of (8.1 km), East Mains,enclosure 500m WNW of (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Redhouse 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.
Redhouse Castle stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.