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Baads Castle

 

I have been able to find out very little about Baads Castle, save that it was held by the Douglases in the 16th century, and was burned down in 1736.


The castle was situated near West Calder, in West Lothian, NT 893724

An Alexander Douglas appeared to own the Baads estate (including a seam of coal) in 1793.  It was certainly a colliery in the 20th century.

It is, however, interesting to note that Baron Douglas of Baads is 'of Midlothian'. Leonard Douglas acquired the estate of Baads in Midlothian on 16 April 1551. Is this the same place?

Note:  James Carroll writes in our Forum: "There was never a castle. This was a myth put around by locals in the 19th century"

 


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