Scotland:  Dramatic Places - Historic Sites
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Artist:  Karol K. Mack
 
                                                                                                                                                         
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NEIDPATH
CASTLE

NEIDPATH
CASTLE

Neidpath Castle
SCOTLAND

Dates from:  1200s
Associated Clans / Families:
Fraser, Hay, Douglas, then Wemyss

 

Neidpath Castle stands on a steep bank above the River Tweed.  The castle dates from around 1200, with the construction of a keep and other additions coming in the 14^th century.  The structure was expanded and fortified further in the 16^th and 17^th centuries.  The siege of 1650 left Neidpath in ruins, the subsequent partial restoration of which is still visible today, alongside the derelict sections.  In an 1803 poem, William Wordsworth lamented the cutting down of Neidpath’s woods; but the area is well-treed today.  The paintings are from a visit in 2008.

Pictured:

TOP:

Neidpath Castle, Trees   9" x 12" oil

BOTTOM:

Neidpath Castle  36" x 12" oil

An excerpt from the book Scotland:  Castles and Clans the Legends.

From:

 Side by Side

A Legend of Neidpath Castle

. . .  Once again, a tap of my cane captures the children's attention, and I speak to them in a whisper.  "Remember lads:  freedom lives in the heart, then travels to the mind and expresses itself in actions.  Now be off with you, and know that thee Kingdom of England shall not reign over Scotland . . .

Told from the perspective

of Bernard of Kilwinning 
 

Neidpath Castle, Trees is included in the Lowlands Map.

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