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Ferniehirst Castle

Scotland · 15th century

Founded
1470
Heritage status
category A listed building
Location
Scottish Borders
Coordinates
55.4543°, -2.55124°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Ferniehirst Castle in Scotland
Photo: Mainlymazza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Ferniehirst Castle (sometimes spelled Ferniehurst) is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. It is an ancient seat of the Clan Kerr, and after a period of institutional use it was restored for residential use by Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, in the late 20th century.

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In the rankings

Ferniehirst Castle ranks #5,299 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #195 of the 252 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1470, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,613 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Edinburgh, 68 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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