Castles · Central Scotland
Edrington
Edrington — castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 5.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Edrington is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.7739°, -2.0953°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Edrington is a medieval estate occupying the lower part of Mordington parish in Berwickshire, Scotland, five miles (8.0 km) west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. From probably the 14th century, if not earlier, a castle occupied the steep hill above the mill of the same name on the Whiteadder Water. The castle ruin is still marked on today's Ordnance Survey maps, and still appears in locality references in The Berwickshire News. The principal farm of the estate is Edrington Mains.
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Background
History
Carr's Coldingham Priory states that Edrington derived its name from its contiguity to the river Whitadder but he does not further explain how he associates the names. Edinburgh lawyer and amateur historian James Logan Mack refers to Edrington as "one of the earliest Border strongholds. The ancient castle occupied the summit of a steep bank above the Whitadder, and must have been a place of considerable strength and importance." An early reference to Edrington is in Coldingham Parish & Priory which mentions charters (circa 1097) of King Edgar by which were granted the profits of the mansions of, inter alia, Fulden & Hadrington (Foulden & Edrington) "for the souls" of His House (i.e. the…
Visiting
Thereafter the estate changed hands at least twice in every century. In 1945 it came into the possession of the Robertson sisters, who established in May 1961 the Robertson Trust. Elspeth, Agnes, and Ethel Robertson had inherited, from their father James Robertson, the controlling interest in Robertson & Baxter and the Clyde Bonding Company, which was renamed The Edrington Group, wholly owned by the Trust. The estate was bought by Michael Edmund Thornhill, a former Hong Kong solicitor, in 1991.
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- Coordinates
- 55.7739, -2.0953
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD15 1TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 5.3 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Edrington?
- Edrington is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 1TF).
- Is Edrington a protected site?
- Yes — Edrington is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Does Edrington charge admission?
- Edrington typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Edrington?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 1TF.