Myreton 2

During June, 2010 we went in search of Myrton Castle which is privately owned. After considerable searching, asking directions from locals several times and using our iPhone map apps we found the castle. (No signs lead to the castle) Before we found the castle we found this amazing stone enclosed field which turned out to be about 100-feet behind the castle. We spoke with the father of the current owner of the house connected to the field but he couldn't tell us anything about it. Later research revealed this to be the Walled Garden of Monreith which was definitely associated with the castle. General William Roy's map of c.1750 indicates the garden to be present by that time. The flowers in the walled garden back then included madonna lily, clove carnations, mullein, lupin, hyacinth, red primrose, polyanthus, guelder rose, anemone, moss rose, scarlet lychnis, pink geranium, convolvulus, sunflower, sweet-william, scabious and canterbury bells. Originally the garden was in two separately walled sections. The south section is long gone and in recent times the remaining north "garden" has been used for cattle grazing. The father did point out a square stone structure virtually connected to his son's house and said he understood this to actually be an old chapel of some kind.

All Photos by

Rodney McCulloh

6/2010

This opening leads out of the walled garden toward the castle

This view is from just through the door in the photo above. The castle is not visible from this point due to the trees. It is just out of the photo to the right. The stone garden wall is visible along the left of the photo.

This large field enclosed by massive stone walls is what was once the north section of The Walled Garden of Monreith. The castle is about 100 feet to the right of the far corner of the wall along the right side of the photo above and at left.

And in fact the historian, Symson, writting in 1684 indicates there was "...an old chapel within less than a bow draught's distance" from the castle. And indeed more research revealed this is clearly Myrton Chapel.

Click this link to see a satellite view of the Myrton Castle complex as of 2010.

Click this link for an old mid 1800s map of the same area.

Clickhere for the Historic Scotland web page which was the source of the walled garden details above and contains additional details concerning the castle complex and surrounding area.