Twizel Castle

United Kingdom / Scotland / Coldstream / A698
 castle ruins, mansion / manor house / villa, Grade II* Listed (UK), scheduled ancient monument, historic ruins, Heritage at Risk

Ruined house. Begun c.1770 by and for Sir Francis Blake with the assistance of Nisbet of Kelso, but incorporating some of the masonry of a medieval castle. Ashlar and squared stone; roofless. Gothick style. Rectangular with 4 round corner towers. Two storeys, though the house was originally five storeys high. Grade II* Listed: www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/...

Photo: www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1202957
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Coordinates:   55°41'2"N   2°11'15"W
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