Description:

Crichton Castle sits on a ridge overlooking the River Tyne, nestled in the hills southeast of Edinburgh. Construction began in 1370, but in 1445 John Forrester of Corstorphine stormed the castle and destroyed its outbuildings. In 1483, James III seized it after William, 3rd Lord Crichton, was implicated in a plot against the King. William escaped to England, and the castle passed to Sir John Ramsey, who lost it after James III’s death in 1488, when James IV granted it to Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hailes.