Ferniehirst Castle
📍 Scottish Borders, Scotland
About
Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. It is an ancient seat of the Clan Kerr, and after a period of institutional use it was restored for residential use by Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, in the late 20th century.
Originally built in 1470 by Sir Thomas Kerr. Destroyed by the English in 1523 and rebuilt. Recaptured from English occupation in 1549 with French assistance. The castle's anti-clockwise spiral staircases were designed for the left-handed Kerrs to fight more effectively. Now the seat of the Marquess of Lothian and open for limited tours. Houses a Borders heritage museum.
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