Fatlips Castle
Fatlips Castle is a 16th-century tower house. Look for it 7.2 km west of Jedburgh. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
Castle near Jedburgh
Near Jedburgh
Fatlips Castle is 7.2 km west of Jedburgh. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Jedburgh has 148 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Jedburgh from June to August.
Fatlips Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. Top of the 21 other places within 15 km is Melrose Abbey, 14 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 7.2 km west of Jedburgh
- Official site
- fatlipscastle.com
Getting your bearings
Fatlips Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
The largest of the 3 towns is Hawick, with 10,715 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Places to add to Fatlips Castle
Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 3 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and a museum.
Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey14 km away2
Abbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey6.9 km away3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower15 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDryburgh Abbey11 km away5
CastleJedburgh Castle6.6 km away6
CastleFerniehirst Castle7.6 km away7
MuseumMary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre6.9 km away8
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandHarmony Garden14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Fatlips Castle: what to know
Where is Fatlips Castle?
Fatlips Castle is 7.2 km west of Jedburgh, Scottish Borders.
What is Fatlips Castle?
16th-century tower house in Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Fatlips Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Jedburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Fatlips Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Fatlips Castle?
Within 15 km: Melrose Abbey (14 km), Jedburgh Abbey (6.9 km), Smailholm Tower (15 km) and Dryburgh Abbey (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Melrose Abbey: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferniehirst Castle: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmony Garden: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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