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Murieston Castle is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century, 2 miles (3.2 km) miles west of West Calder, west of the Murieston Water, at Murieston Castle Farm, West Lothian, Scotland.
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History
Murieston Castle had become ruinous by the early 19th century, when it was restored in the 1820s or 1830s. It has been described as being over-restored, and having the character of a folly. The restoration was for John Keir who bought Wester Murieston in 1819.
Structure
The castle was oblong, the walls being of rubble, two storeys high. At first floor level there is roofless turret, corbelled out in the original building. The tower is about 7 metres long, running northwest to south east, and 5 metres broad.
There is a fore-stair to the upper storey. A double doorway carries a medallion with arms in spandrel.
It is a category B listed building.