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Borthwick Castle

castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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Borthwick Castle

Summary

Borthwick Castle is a tower house[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Borthwick Castle is located in Midlothian[3].
  • Borthwick Castle is located in Borthwick[4].
  • Borthwick Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Borthwick Castle's instance of is recorded as tower house[6].
  • Borthwick Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William Borthwick, 1st Lord Borthwick[7].
  • William Borthwick, 1st Lord Borthwick is named after Borthwick Castle[8].
  • Borthwick Castle's Commons category is recorded as Borthwick Castle[9].
  • Borthwick Castle comprises Gateway, Borthwick Castle[10].
  • Borthwick Castle comprises Gatehouse, Borthwick Castle[11].
  • 1430 marks the founding of Borthwick Castle[12].
  • Borthwick Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NT3699059732[13].
  • Borthwick Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.826698457667, 'lon': -3.00736056991624}[14].
  • Borthwick Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.borthwickcastle.com/[15].
  • Borthwick Castle's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
  • Borthwick Castle's described by source is recorded as The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian except Edinburgh[17].
  • Borthwick Castle's described by source is recorded as Examples of Scottish Architecture from the 12th to the 17th Century Volume 2[18].
  • Borthwick Castle's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[19].
  • Borthwick Castle's different from is recorded as Borthwick Castle[20].
  • Borthwick Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Midlothian[21].
  • Borthwick Castle's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[22].

Body

Geography

Borthwick Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Midlothian[3], a council area[23], in United Kingdom[24] and Borthwick[4], a civil parish[25], in United Kingdom[26].

Designation and Status

Borthwick Castle's instance of is recorded as tower house[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[19].

History and Context

1430 marks the founding of Borthwick Castle[12]. William Borthwick, 1st Lord Borthwick is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Borthwick Castle has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . canmore.org.uk. canmore.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Short name → Borthwick
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