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Byres Castle was a castle located at Byres, in
East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...
, Scotland. The castle was a stronghold of the Lindsay family, known as Lord Lindsay of the Byres. It was the caput of the Barony of Byres. No remains of the castle exist above ground. An old farm building is incorrectly known as the castle.


References

*Coventry, Martin. ''Castles of the Clans: the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans''. Musselburgh, 2008. page 70.
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