Carribber Castle
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| OS grid reference | NS 96574 75162 |
| Built | 16th century |
| Built for | Rob Gibb |
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Carribber Castle, also known as Carriber Castle or Rob Gibb's Castle, is a ruined castle located near Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland.
Description
[edit | edit source]It 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
[edit | edit source]Rob 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]
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Further reading
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External links
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- Photo of Carriber Castle
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