Liddel Castle, located in Liddesdale within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, is a scheduled monument built by Ranulf I de Soules in the 12th century. Ranulf I de Soules was granted the Lordship of Liddesdale by David I of Scotland, and he constructed a motte and bailey castle on a bluff above the east bank of Liddel Water, protected on two sides by the Kirk Cleuch Burn.
The castle probably served as the caput of the barony. During the Scottish Wars of Independence, the castle was visited in 1296 and 1298. It appears to have been abandoned by the early 14th century.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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