Location:
From Jedburgh take the A 68 north. After crossing the river take the next by road on the left signposted Ancrum. Do not enter the village but keep straight on along the minor road. Fatlips Castle is high up on the right in about four miles.
Map ref:-74 583 208
The site commanded a wide view of the surrounding country and the castle was
used to provide a beacon when danger threatened.
The castle stood as a ruin for many years before it was restored at the end of the 19th century.
Owned by the Turnbulls of Barnhill, a notorious freebooter.