Murieston Castle


Parish: Mid Calder

County: Midlothian

Grid reference: NT 0501 6349

Lat / long: 55.855201, -3.518959

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

Murieston Castle was built in the 16th century as a simple keep. However by the early 19th century it had fallen into ruin.

In 1824 it was rebuilt and drastically altered, prompting one observer to describe it as having "the appearance of a folly". It has now once again become a ruin.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, last updated Monday, March 14th, 2011 at 2:28 pm