Fruid Castle (site of)


Parish: Tweedsmuir

County: Peeblesshire

Grid reference: NT 1065 1803

Lat / long: 55.447997, -3.414046

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

Fruid Castle is said to have been built by the Fraser family in the second half of the 12th century.

By the mid-20th century nothing much was left of the castle, and the site was marked by some grassy mounds and a few old trees.

In the 1960s the Fruid Reservoir was built, and flooded the site of Fruid Castle.

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created Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 at 12:07 am, last updated Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 at 12:07 am