Murieston Castle is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century, west of West Calder, west of the Murieston Water, at Murieston Castle Farm, West Lothian, Scotland.Coventry Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. p. 264 It is a scheduled monument and between 1971 and 2018 it was a Category B listed building.
History Murieston Castle had become ruinous by the early 19th century when it was restored around 1824. 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 a roofless turret, corbelled out in the original building. The tower is about long, running north-west to south-east, and broad. The ground-floor interior has been gutted and it has an earthen floor. There is a fore-stair to the upper storey. A double doorway carries a medallion with arms in spandrel, dated 1824.
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