Peebles Castle
| Peebles Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 12th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Scottish royalty | |
| Place: | Peebles | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 39 '4.7 " N , 3 ° 11' 36.2" W | |
| Height: | 164 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Peebles Castle is an Outbound hill Burg (moth) in Peebles in the Scottish management unit Scottish Borders .
Peebles was in the 12th century by King I. David to the Royal Burgh made. The castle from the same period was a wooden moth . It was probably destroyed by Edward Balliol's troops in the course of the Scottish Wars of Independence around 1334 .
Today nothing remains of the building, only the natural mound on which it stood. It came into possession of the city of Peebles in the 15th century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry on Peebles Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)}