Borthwick Castle

Borthwick Castle, a splendid ruined peel-tower, 13½ miles SSE. of Edinburgh. Founded in 1430, it is 110 feet high, and measures 74 by 69 feet, but has a long recess on the west side which gives it the shape of a Greek II. In June 1567 Queen Mary and Bothwell spent four days here. The historian Robertson was born at the manse hard by. Crichton Castle, whose beautiful courtyard is finely described in Marmion, stands 1½ miles to the east.