Midlothian, Scotland
1430
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Borthwick Castle is a massive tower that is
the most imposing in Scotland. Built by Lord Borthwick near Edinburgh in
1430, the castle is in the shape of a C, with the back measuring 71' and
the slightly longer arm 68'. The tower is 100' tall. The castle was
later enclosed by a curtain wall with a large cylindrical tower guarding
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The 9th Lord Borthwick, a staunch Royalist, refused to surrender the castle in 1650 until Cromwell started the actual bombardment with his cannon. The castle is now a 10-room luxury hotel (two of the rooms are in the cylindrical tower at the entrance). |
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Photos of the Lego Model Built July 1989 |
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Northwest View |
Southeast View |
Southsouthwest View |
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Build Your Own |
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Top Down |
Entrance Detail |
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Other Borthwick pages:
http://www.heartofeurope.com/borthwick.html
http://www.celticcastles.com/castles/borthwic/index.html
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Castles created by Robert Carney
Page maintained by Anne Sullivan