Carfrae Bastle is a small ruined tower house about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland, near Hillhouse[1]
History
editCarfrae Bastle is of medieval origin. The bastle has a strategic position commanding the passes from Upper Lauderdale into Lothian, by way of Glengelt and Kelphope glens. Carfrae is first mentioned in a charter in which William de Morville, son of Richard de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale, grants the lands and barony of Carfrae to Henry St Clair, in around 1196. The barony encompassed much of the eastern part of the parish of Channelkirk.[2]
Structure
editThe overgrown remains of rubble masonry stand to first floor height. The structure, 10.5 metres (34 ft) by 5.5 metres (18 ft), is divided into two compartments.[3] There is a vaulted basement while the remains of a round stair-tower[1] stand in the southeast angle.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. ISBN 1-899874-10-0 p.103
- ^ History of Channelkirk, by Rev.Archibald Allen, publ. by James Thin, Edinburgh, 1900; ch.14
- ^ a b "Carfrae Bastle". Canmore. Retrieved 29 December 2018.