Mearns Castle

Over in Newton Mearns today visiting my mum, which gave me the opportunity to blip Mearns Castle.

Mearns Castle is a ‘A’ listed, 15th-century tower house. The castle has been restored and is now part of the Maxwell Mearns Castle Church. It also gives its name to nearby Mearns Castle High School (which I went to).

The castle was built by Herbert, Lord Maxwell, under a royal warrant issued in 1449, and remained with the family until the fifth Lord was required by James VI to deliver it up to the crown. It was sold to Sir George Maxwell of Nether Mearns in the middle of the 17th century, and later passed to the Shaw-Stewart family. In 1971 the remaining stories of the tower were converted to a link between two Church of Scotland buildings.

Back in Musselburgh now and looking forward to going to the local Brunton theatre this evening to see John McArdle (Brookside, Emmerdale) in a play called ‘The Red Lions’.

Hope you have enjoyed Saturday.