Carribber Castle, also known as Carriber Castle or Rob Gibb's Castle, is a ruined castle located near Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland.
| Carribber Castle | |
|---|---|
 Carribber Castle 1837 | |
| Coordinates | 55°57′30″N 3°39′29″W / 55.95833°N 3.658139°W |
| OS grid reference | NS 96574 75162 |
| Built | 16th century |
| Built for | Rob Gibb |
  Location of Carribber Castle in West Lothian | |
Description
editIt is a 16th century tower house castle, now ruined. The castle had a number of small buildings and courtyards. A square courtyard to the north is now covered in vegetation. A doorway is present in the west wall, thought to be no earlier than the 17th century. To the south is a rectangular range, possibly originally stables. The remaining walls are only 2.5 feet (0.76 m) feet thick, averaging 8 feet (2.4 m) tall, though are higher in places. The ruin is believed to have been intentionally knocked down.[1][2][3][4]
History
editRob Gibb (1490–1558) inherited the lands from this father, also called Rob Gibb (sometimes spelled as Gyb), in 1541.[5] The lands subsequently went to John Gibb (c.1550–1628), and then to his son Henry Gibb.[6] It was later passed to the Hays in 1710 and eventually the Blairs of Avonton.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Carribber Castle | Castle in Linlithgow, West Lothian | Stravaiging around Scotland". www.stravaiging.com.
- ^ "Archaeology Notes | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Historic Environment Scotland.
- ^ a b "Carribber Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info.
- ^ "OS1/34/45/13 | ScotlandsPlaces". scotlandsplaces.gov.uk.
- ^ James Beveridge & James Russell, ed. (1920). Protocol books of Dominus Thomas Johnsoun, 1528-1578: Old Series Volume 52. 286-287: Scottish Record Society. p. 57.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ MacGregor, Gordon (2022). The Red Book of Scotland vol 4 (PDF). Scotland. p. 648. ISBN 978-0954562861.
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