Branxholme Castle
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Branxholme Castle is a historic fortified tower house in the Scottish Borders, long associated with the powerful Scott family of Buccleuch.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortified house ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish Baronial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Scott family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
Duke of Buccleuch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Buccleuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Scott family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | late medieval period ⓘ |
| hasAccess | not generally open to the public ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Branksome Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Castles in the Scottish Borders
ⓘ
Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders ⓘ Tower houses in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | private residence ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveType | border fortress ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barmkin wall
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ gunloops ⓘ tower ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeContext | rural setting ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Listed building in Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| historicRegion | Roxburghshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scottish Borders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teviotdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hawick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Teviot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Lay of the Last Minstrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Hawick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcastleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Scotts of Buccleuch
ⓘ
role in Border Reiver history ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scott family of Buccleuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | family seat of the Scotts of Buccleuch ⓘ |
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