Niddry Castle is a Grade A listed building in the West Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1971. 2 related planning applications.
Niddry Castle
- WRENN ID
- south-dormer-swift
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1971
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Niddry Castle is a roughly rectangular keep dating to around 1500. Constructed of coursed rubble, it originally comprised four storeys, topped by a roofless corbelled parapet, of which much remains missing, with rounded corner details. In the 17th century, an additional storey was built flush with the parapet, along with a turret set into a re-entrant angle.
The castle’s interior, now inaccessible, includes a vaulted ground floor which served as a dungeon. A hall occupies the second storey of the main block. It was likely built for George, 2nd Lord Seton, and Queen Mary famously stayed here on 2 May 1568, following her escape from Loch Leven Castle. The castle eventually passed to John Hope of Hopetoun around 1680.
The site was de-scheduled on 23 February 1996.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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