Ochiltree Castle, West Lothian

Ochiltree Castle

Ochiltree Castle (previously: Uchiltre; meaning: the high town or high dwelling place)[1] is a 16th-century tower house in West Lothian, Scotland. It is also described as a farmhouse and lairds house.[2] Along with its boundary wall, the castle is a Category A listed building.[3] Two pediments (c. 1610) display the monograms of Sir Archibald Stirling of Keir and his wife Dame Grizel (née Ross) Stirling.

Geography

At the time of an 1816 survey, the Ochiltree estate was owned by Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery and stretched between two parishes, Linlithgow parish and Ecclesmachan parish. The survey showed several farms including that of Ochiltree, Ochiltree Place, Kippetstone, Oldhill, Little Ochiltree, Ochiltree Mill, East Broadlaw, and West Broadlaw. Adjacent neighbors were the Earl of Hopetoun, Earl of Selkirk, Captain Stewart, James Johnstone, Thomas Sharpe and Hunter of Thurstone.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Chalmers, George (1890). Caledonia: or, a historical and topographical account of North Britain, from the most ancient to the present times, with a dictionary of places chorographical and philological (Public domain ed.). A. Gardner. pp. 525–. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Tranter, Nigel G. (1962). The Fortified House in Scotland. Oliver and Boyd. p. 180. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "OCHILTREE CASTLE & CASTLEGATE (FORMER OCHILTREE PLACE) WITH BOUNDARY WALL LB12978". Histooric Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Plan of The Estate of Ochiltree, West Lothian". scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2012.

Coordinates: 55°57′13.68″N 3°32′49.31″W / 55.9538000°N 3.5470306°W / 55.9538000; -3.5470306

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