Carfrae 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]
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The 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 vaultedbasement while the remains of a round stair-tower[1] stand in the southeast angle.[3]
carfrae, bastle, small, ruined, tower, house, about, miles, north, lauder, scottish, borders, scotland, near, hillhouse, contents, history, structure, also, referenceshistory, edit, medieval, origin, bastle, strategic, position, commanding, passes, from, upper. Carfrae Bastle is a small ruined tower house about 5 miles 8 0 km north of Lauder Scottish Borders Scotland near Hillhouse 1 Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory 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 editCastles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in ScotlandReferences 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 55 47 11 N 2 47 45 W 55 786431 N 2 7959569 W 55 786431 2 7959569 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carfrae Bastle amp oldid 1197424481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
