Holydean Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 March 1971. Castle, farmstead.

Holydean Castle

WRENN ID
rooted-corner-rowan
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
12 March 1971
Type
Castle, farmstead
OS grid reference
NT 537 302
Coordinates
55.56373, -2.73496
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Holydean Castle includes remains that are now part of a modern farmstead. The site features a late 16th century entrance gateway and a vaulted undercroft. A lintel from one of the towers has been incorporated over the door of the farmhouse. Additionally, there is an old well located on the north side of the farmstead.

Local climate

Holydean Castle receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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