Hume Castle

Hume Castle was built in the late 12th - early 13th-century castle.  The village of Hume is in Berwickshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhearaig) in the Scottish Borders. The castle was extensively damaged by Oliver Cromwell's army in 1651 and underwent rebuilding in the late 18th century. The castle is considered as having significance for those descended from the Homes and Humes family line. The castle was bought by the state in 1929, and in 1985 a restoration programme was undertaken. The castle is owned by the Hume Castle Preservation Trust and is open to the public. 

The castle has a substantial stone quadrangular walled enclosure. Within which are some remains of the medieval castle and they can also be found within the lower walls and foundations. Around the foot of the castle and the surrounding slopes are the remains of an associated settlement. The monument is in a prominent location with extensive views across the Merse, at about 220m above sea level. The word Merse is derived from an old Scots word for a floodplain. The castle is in Hume and is located between Greenlaw and Kelso, two miles north of the village of Stichill, in Berwickshire, Scotland. 

Image: Hume Castle image © Copyright james denham and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. Description: Hume Castle This mighty fortress is the spiritual of Home (Hume) Clan, once a powerful Borders family.

Link: Hume Castle Preservation Trust.