Blanerne Castle

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Blanerne Castle

Blanerne Castle is the ruin of a fortified manor from the 16th century on the site of Blanerne House , a country house from the 18th century between Chirnside and Preston in the Scottish management unit Scottish Borders . The house and castle ruins are on the north bank of Whiteadder Water , about 6 km northeast of Duns . The house is currently used as a pension; you can fish and hunt nearby. Historic Scotland has both listed the country house as Category B Historic Buildings. The castle ruins are considered a Scheduled Monument .

Blanerne Castle

The castle was the historic seat of the Lumsden family for over four centuries . The ruins that are still preserved today are dated to the 16th century, although there has probably been a building here since the 12th century. The remains of a donjon or kitchen block with a guardhouse attached to the west have been preserved.

A popular poem from Berwickshire refers to the medieval strength of Blanerne Castle and the nearby fortresses of Billie Castle and Bonkyll Castle due to their construction in the time of King David I and their destruction after Rough Wooing (1542-1551):

Bunkle, Billie and Blanerne
Three castles strong as airn
Built when Davie was a Bairn
Theyll all gang doon,
Wi Scotland's Croon
An ilka ane shall be a cairn

Blanerne House

The country house was built in the 18th century. Around 1830, architect William Burn drew plans for its renovation, but they were never implemented. A big fire in 1895 led to the building of the house in its present form in 1897.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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  • Blanerne Castle . In: CANMORE . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved March 15, 2017.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 48 '0.7 "  N , 2 ° 16" 12.4 "  W.