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Edrington Castle
Edrington Castle
Edrington Castle Farm, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Edrington Castle was a castle located at Edrington Castle Farm, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Held by the Lauder family,^[1] the castle once stood on the bank above the Whiteadder Water. It later passed to the Homes of Wedderburn family.^[1] The castle was destroyed by Richard, Duke of Gloucester in 1482 and later rebuilt.^[2]^[1] In 1518, the castle was re-taken from its occupiers and in 1534, King Henry VIII of England restored it to King James V of Scotland.

The castle ruins have been incorporated into some of the farm buildings.

Carr, A. A. (1836). A history of Coldingham Priory. Edinburgh.
Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans. Musselburgh.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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 ==History==
-Held by the Lauder family,{{sfn|Coventry|2008|p=321}} the castle once stood on the bank above the [[Whitadder Water]]. It later passed to the Homes of Wedderburn family.{{sfn|Coventry|2008|p=321}} The castle was destroyed by [[Richard III of England|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]] in 1482 and later rebuilt.{{sfn|Carr|1836|p=156}}{{sfn|Coventry|2008|p=321}} In 1518, the castle was re-taken from its occupiers and in 1534, King [[Henry VIII of England]] restored it to King [[James V of Scotland]].
+Held by the Lauder family,{{sfn|Coventry|2008|p=321}} the castle once stood on the bank above the [[Whiteadder Water]]. It later passed to the Homes of Wedderburn family.{{sfn|Coventry|2008|p=321}} The castle was destroyed by [[Richard III of England|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]] in 1482 and later rebuilt.{{sfn|Carr|1836|p=156}}{{sfn|Coventry|2008|p=321}} In 1518, the castle was re-taken from its occupiers and in 1534, King [[Henry VIII of England]] restored it to King [[James V of Scotland]].
 The castle ruins have been incorporated into some of the farm buildings.