Polwarth Castle

Polwarth Castle
Polwarth Castle
Polwarth, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Location
Coordinates	55°44′32″N 2°24′05″W / 55.74214°N 2.40127°W / 55.74214; -2.40127

Polwarth Castle was a castle, located near Polwarth, Scottish Borders in Scotland.¹

History

Held by the Polwarth family it passed by marriage of Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Patrick de Polwarth of Polwarth, to John St Clair, 7th Lord Herdmanston. The castle later passed to the Home of Wedderburn family via the heiress Mariota Sinclair and later to the Scott family.²

Polwarth was destroyed in the Rough Wooing wars of the 1540s.

References

Historic Environment Scotland. "Polwarth Castle (Site no. NT74NW 10)". Retrieved 22 June 2025.
Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-899874-39-1. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)

[Polwarth_Castle_-_Canmore-1] Historic Environment Scotland. "Polwarth Castle (Site no. NT74NW 10)". Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[Coventry-2] Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-899874-39-1. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)

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