Bathgate Castle

Bathgate Castle
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Bathgate Castle
Coordinates 55°53′41″N 3°37′53″W / 55.8948°N 3.6314°W / 55.8948; -3.6314
Site information
Condition Ruined
Site history
Built c. 12th century

Bathgate Castle, near Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle. The castle was the caput of the barony of Bathgate. The castle was part of the dowry of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert the Bruce, upon her marriage to Walter, High Steward of Scotland in 1314. Walter died there in 1327, and the castle appears to have been abandoned afterwards. The remains of the castle are located within a golf course.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Bathgate Castle". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

Further reading

  • Coventry, Martin. (2008) Castles of the Clans: the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans. Musselburgh.
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