Fatlips Castle
Fatlips Castle is a peel tower in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. Situated at the top of Minto Crags, above the River Teviot, it was built in the 16th century by the Turnbulls of Barnhills, notorious Border reivers, and owners of nearby Barnhills Tower and farm.
- Castle
- …dates from 1857
- …stands 56 feet (17 metres) tall
- Description: 16th-century tower house in Scotland
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm and Denholm, Westgate, War Memorial.
Leyden Monument, the Green, Denholm
1½ miles southwest of Fatlips Castle
Denholm, Westgate, War Memorial
2 miles southwest of Fatlips Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denholm and Bedrule.
Denholm
Denholm is a small village located between Jedburgh and Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
1½ miles southwest of Fatlips Castle
Hassendean
Hassendean is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders south of Edinburgh, Scotland.
2½ miles west of Fatlips Castle
Fatlips Castle
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Latitude
55.48005° or 55° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.6629° or 2° 39′ 46″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Portuguese—“Fatlips Castle” goes by many names.
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