Description:

Neidpath Castle stands on the site of an earlier fortress, likely established by Sir Gilbert Fraser around 1190. The current structure was probably built for Sir William de Haya, Sheriff of Peebles, who died in 1390. Known as Jedderfield until the 16th century, Neidpath was held by the royalist Hays and resisted Cromwell’s forces longer than any other stronghold south of the Forth, before finally surrendering. It was later partially repaired and, in 1686, sold to the Douglas Duke of Queensberry.