| Murieston Castle | |
| Map Type: | Scotland West Lothian |
| Coordinates: | 55.8552°N -3.519°W |
| Built: | 16th century |
Murieston Castle is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century, west of West Calder, west of the Murieston Water, at Murieston Castle Farm, West Lothian, Scotland.[1] [2] It is a scheduled monument and between 1971 and 2018 it was a Category B listed building.
Murieston Castle had become ruinous by the early 19th century when it was restored around 1824.[3] It has been described as being over-restored, and having the character of a folly.[3] The restoration was for John Keir who bought Wester Murieston in 1819.
The castle was oblong, the walls being of rubble, two storeys high. At first-floor level there is a roofless turret, corbelled out in the original building.[3] The tower is about 7m (23feet) long, running north-west to south-east, and 5m (16feet) broad. The ground-floor interior has been gutted and it has an earthen floor. There is a fore-stair to the upper storey. A double doorway carries a medallion with arms in spandrel, dated 1824.