Roberton Castle

Castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Roberton Castle, was a 12th-century motte and bailey castle, constructed by Robert, brother of Lambin Asa, near Roberton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[1]

The castle appears to have been abandoned in the 14th century. The castle was the caput baroniae of the feudal barony of Roberton and seat of the Robertons of that ilk until their dispossession by King Robert I of Scotland for siding with the English during the First War of Scottish Independence.^[2]

It appears to have been replaced by a fortified manor house at Castle Dykes.^[3]

Citations

^ Coventry 2008, p. 497.
^ Beveridge 1881, p. 50.
^ Reid 1958, pp. 141–142.

References

Beveridge, Andrew (1881). Clydesdale: Descriptive, Historical and Romantic. A Poem: with Copious Notes. Carluke, Scotland: Andrew Beveridge.
Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
Reid, R. C. (1958). "Castledykes, Roberton" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Third series. 35: 141–142.