Whitslaid Tower

Legerwood, the Scottish Borders
Scotland

Castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland

Key Information

Construction

Castle Type

Current Status

Ruin

Historical Overview

Whitslaid Tower was an ancient Berwickshire seat of the Lauder family for over 300 years. It is today a ruin high above the eastern bank of the Leader Water, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the burgh of Lauder, in the Scottish Borders. In feudal times it fell within a detached segment of the King's personal Barony of Renfrew.

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