Murieston Castle
Ruined tower house at Murieston Castle Farm, West Lothian, Scotland, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| Coordinates | 55.8552°N 3.5190°W |
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| Built | 16th century |
Murieston Castle is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of West Calder, west of the Murieston Water, at Murieston Castle Farm, West Lothian, Scotland.[1][2] It is a scheduled monument and between 1971 and 2018 it was a Category B listed building.[3][4]
Murieston Castle had become ruinous by the early 19th century when it was restored around 1824.[5] It has been described as being over-restored, and having the character of a folly.[5] The restoration was for John Keir who bought Wester Murieston in 1819.[4]
The castle was oblong, the walls being of rubble, two storeys high. At first-floor level there is a roofless turret, corbelled out in the original building.[5] The tower is about seven metres (23 ft) long, running north-west to south-east, and five metres (16 ft) broad. The ground-floor interior has been gutted and it has an earthen floor.[3] There is a fore-stair to the upper storey. A double doorway carries a medallion with arms in spandrel, dated 1824.[4]
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