Hume Castle Photos Group I
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Hume Castle is located 3 miles south of Greenlaw on the B6364
Artist rendering of Hume Castle before destruction in 1651, image from The Antiquities of Scotland, page 98
As can be seen from the air, Hume Castle is an empty shell, a replica castle built from the ruins on the old foundations by the third Earl of Marchmont completed in 1789
Hume Castle is situated in the most prominate position in the Merse
Hume Castle was the sentinel of the Merse for over four hundred years
Dating from the 13th century, Hume Castle was captured in 1547 and 1569 before destruction in 1651
The village of Hume is located at the base of Hume Castle
(Click Here) Marker at Hume Castle placed by Berwickshire Civic Society
Northwest corner of Hume Castle
Entrance Gate on west wall of Hume Castle