Thornton Castle

Thornton Castle was a Scottish fortress belonging to the Montgomery family and subsequently Lord Home near Innerwick in East Lothian.

After the death of Hugh Montgomery of Thornton in 1477, his son and heir John Montgomery gave the lands of Nether and Over Thornton to his wife Alison Hamilton, a daughter of Archibald Hamilton of Innerwick.

[1] John Montgomery quarrelled with his father's widow Isobel Houston over farmland at Thornton and withheld her household goods including a "great dozen" of pewter vessels.

Trotter said he would speak with the duke, but rode away, leaving a small garrison to defend the house.

Four cannons bombarded Thornton Castle while foot soldiers with muskets directed by Peter Meutas prevented the defenders shooting from the gunloops.