Scotland · Still standing
Stobo Castle
Stobo Castle is an early 19th‑century castellated country house at Stobo in the Scottish Borders, built 1805–1811 to designs by Archibald and James Elliot. The house is a Category A listed building and sits in extensive designed grounds that include terraces, Japanese‑influenced water gardens and three large lakes. The property faces the River Tweed near its junction with the Lour Burn and today is operated as a health spa and hotel.
Its prime
1905
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1905
The shape it held in its prime.
A large early‑19th‑century castellated stone country house with battlemented roofline and a prominent entrance porte‑cochère on the main front. The composition reads as a landscaped country seat rather than a medieval keep, set behind formal terraces that descend to water features and three broad estate lakes. Broad lawns and specimen trees frame the approach; the River Tweed and the junction with the Lour Burn lie close by, visible from the lower garden levels. The house appears complete and in active use.
Its story
The story of Stobo Castle.
Stobo Castle is the seat of the barony of Stobo, a feudal lordship created in 1577 with origins reaching back to the twelfth century. The estate belonged to the Murrays of Tweedsmuir around 1750, and in 1767 it was bought by James Montgomery, the judge who served as Lord Advocate and, from 1775, Lord Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer.
The present castle went up between 1805 and 1811 under the architects Archibald and James Elliot. In 1905 Stobo was sold to the English cricketer Hylton Philipson, and in 1939, after his death, to Wenefryde Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart. The estate was subsequently sold in seven lots and broken up — the barony of Stobo is now held independently of both the castle and its lands.
The Winyard family purchased the castle in 1975 and established the health resort it remains today. Stobo is a category A listed building operating as a health spa, its grounds — facing the River Tweed near its junction with the Lour Burn — included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1905.
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Clans who held Stobo Castle.
The families that held Stobo Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
