Castles Near Edinburgh

Castles you can visit near Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Castle

0.5 mi · Open to visitors

Craigmillar Castle

2.7 mi · Open to visitors

Lauriston Castle

3.7 mi · Site open to walk around

Dalkeith Palace

6.0 mi · Open to visitors

Aberdour Castle

8.2 mi · Open to visitors

Seton Palace

9.9 mi · Open to visitors

Crichton Castle

11 mi · Open to visitors

Ravenscraig Castle

12 mi · Open to visitors

Blackness Castle

13 mi · Open to visitors

Dunfermline Palace

13 mi · Open to visitors

Lochore Castle

15 mi · Site open to walk around

Linlithgow Palace

16 mi · Open to visitors

Balgonie Castle

17 mi · Open to visitors

Dirleton Castle

17 mi · Open to visitors

Kinneil House

18 mi · Open to visitors

Lochleven Castle

19 mi · Open to visitors

Hailes Castle

20 mi · Site open to walk around

North Berwick Castle

20 mi · Site open to walk around

Burleigh Castle

21 mi · Site open to walk around

Falkland Palace

21 mi · Open to visitors

Horsburgh Castle

22 mi · Site open to walk around

Tantallon Castle

22 mi · Open to visitors

Thirlestane Castle

24 mi · Open to visitors

Balvaird Castle

24 mi · Site open to walk around

Scotstarvit Tower

24 mi · Open to visitors

Castle Campbell

24 mi · Open to visitors

Kellie Castle

25 mi · Open to visitors

Alloa Tower

26 mi · Open to visitors

Herbertshire Castle

29 mi · Site open to walk around

Castles you can stay in near Edinburgh

Liberton Tower

2.7 mi · Holiday let

Carberry Tower

7.0 mi · Castle hotel

Roslin Castle

7.1 mi · Holiday let

Dundas Castle

8.9 mi · Castle hotel

Black Barony

17 mi · Castle hotel

Fernie Castle

26 mi · Castle hotel

Plean Castle

27 mi · Holiday let

Dairsie Castle

28 mi · Holiday let

All 157 castles within 30 miles of Edinburgh

1. Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh0.5 mi · Open to visitors
2. Merchiston Tower Edinburgh1.7 mi
3. Craigmillar Castle Edinburgh2.7 mi · Open to visitors
4. Liberton Tower Edinburgh2.7 mi · Holiday let
5. Craigcrook Castle Edinburgh3.0 mi · Private, not open
6. Craiglockhart Castle Edinburgh3.0 mi
7. Lauriston Castle Edinburgh3.7 mi · Site open to walk around
8. Cramond Tower Edinburgh4.6 mi · Private, not open
9. Dalkeith Palace Midlothian6.0 mi · Open to visitors
10. Smeaton House East Lothian6.2 mi · Private, not open
11. Barnbougle Castle Edinburgh6.2 mi
12. Hawthornden Castle Midlothian6.6 mi
13. Lennox Tower Edinburgh6.8 mi
14. Carberry Tower East Lothian7.0 mi · Castle hotel
15. Roslin Castle Midlothian7.1 mi · Holiday let
16. Rossend Castle Fife7.5 mi · Private, not open
17. Dalhousie Castle Midlothian7.6 mi
18. Fa'side Castle East Lothian7.6 mi · Private, not open
19. Kinghorn Castle Fife7.7 mi
20. Oldwoodhouselee Castle Midlothian7.7 mi
21. Cousland Castle Midlothian8.1 mi
22. Glamis Tower Fife8.2 mi
23. Preston Tower East Lothian8.2 mi
24. Aberdour Castle Fife8.2 mi · Open to visitors
25. Elphinstone Tower East Lothian8.6 mi
26. Couston Castle Fife8.9 mi · Private, not open
27. Dundas Castle Edinburgh8.9 mi · Castle hotel
28. Bavelaw Castle Edinburgh9.0 mi
29. Seafield Tower Fife9.1 mi
30. Uttershill Castle Midlothian9.1 mi
31. Newbyres Castle Midlothian9.4 mi
32. Oxenfoord Castle Midlothian9.6 mi · Venue
33. Seton Castle East Lothian9.9 mi
34. Fordell Castle Fife9.9 mi · Private, not open
35. Seton Palace East Lothian9.9 mi · Open to visitors
36. Illieston House West Lothian10 mi
37. Niddry Castle West Lothian10 mi · Private, not open
38. Catcune Castle Midlothian10 mi
39. Ormiston Castle East Lothian10 mi
40. Brunstane Castle Midlothian10 mi
41. Rosyth Castle Fife11 mi · Private, not open
42. Staneyhill Tower West Lothian11 mi
43. Crichton Castle Midlothian11 mi · Open to visitors
44. Hallyards Castle Fife11 mi
45. Borthwick Castle Midlothian11 mi · Venue
46. Abercorn Castle West Lothian11 mi
47. Ravenscraig Castle Fife12 mi · Open to visitors
48. Midhope Castle West Lothian12 mi
49. Strathbrock Castle West Lothian13 mi
50. Redhouse Castle East Lothian13 mi
51. Saltoun Hall East Lothian13 mi · Private, not open
52. Kilspindie Castle East Lothian13 mi
53. Blackness Castle Falkirk13 mi · Open to visitors
54. Keith Marischal East Lothian13 mi · Private, not open
55. Cakemuir Castle Midlothian13 mi · Private, not open
56. Dunfermline Palace Fife13 mi · Open to visitors
57. Cairns Castle West Lothian13 mi
58. Herdmanston House East Lothian14 mi
59. Wemyss Castle Fife14 mi
60. Luffness Castle East Lothian14 mi
61. Murieston Castle West Lothian14 mi
62. Lochore Castle Fife15 mi · Site open to walk around
63. Saltcoats Castle East Lothian15 mi
64. Macduff's Castle Fife15 mi
65. Bonhard Castle West Lothian16 mi
66. Linlithgow Palace West Lothian16 mi · Open to visitors
67. Black Barony Scottish Borders17 mi · Castle hotel
68. Barnes Castle East Lothian17 mi
69. Dowhill Castle Perth and Kinross17 mi · Private, not open
70. Balgonie Castle Fife17 mi · Open to visitors
71. Dirleton Castle East Lothian17 mi · Open to visitors
72. Arnot Tower Perth and Kinross17 mi
73. Bathgate Castle West Lothian18 mi
74. Kinneil House Falkirk18 mi · Open to visitors
75. Castle Tarbet East Lothian18 mi
76. Carribber Castle West Lothian18 mi
77. Fenton Tower East Lothian18 mi
78. Cleish Castle Perth and Kinross18 mi · Private, not open
79. Lochleven Castle Perth and Kinross19 mi · Open to visitors
80. Almond Castle Falkirk19 mi
81. Dunimarle Castle Fife19 mi
82. Yester Castle East Lothian19 mi
83. Hailes Castle East Lothian20 mi · Site open to walk around
84. Waughton Castle East Lothian20 mi
85. Bridge Castle West Lothian20 mi
86. Aldie Castle Perth and Kinross20 mi
87. Drochil Castle Scottish Borders20 mi
88. North Berwick Castle East Lothian20 mi · Site open to walk around
89. Markle Castle East Lothian20 mi
90. Venlaw Scottish Borders20 mi · Private, not open
91. Burleigh Castle Perth and Kinross21 mi · Site open to walk around
92. Tullibole Castle Perth and Kinross21 mi
93. Falkland Palace Fife21 mi · Open to visitors
94. Neidpath Castle Scottish Borders21 mi · Venue
95. Peebles Castle Scottish Borders21 mi
96. Stoneypath Tower East Lothian21 mi
97. Whittingehame Tower East Lothian21 mi
98. Nether Horsburgh Castle Scottish Borders22 mi · Private, not open
99. Horsburgh Castle Scottish Borders22 mi · Site open to walk around
100. Tantallon Castle East Lothian22 mi · Open to visitors
101. Auldhame Castle East Lothian22 mi
102. Tulliallan Fife22 mi · Private, not open
103. Ardross Castle Fife23 mi
104. Bass Castle East Lothian23 mi
105. Myres Castle Fife23 mi · Venue
106. Newark Castle Fife23 mi
107. Thirlestane Castle Scottish Borders24 mi · Open to visitors
108. Airth Castle Falkirk24 mi
109. Stobo Castle Scottish Borders24 mi · Venue
110. Balvaird Castle Perth and Kinross24 mi · Site open to walk around
111. Cowthally Castle South Lanarkshire24 mi
112. Castlehill Tower Scottish Borders24 mi
113. Scotstarvit Tower Fife24 mi · Open to visitors
114. Castle Campbell Clackmannanshire24 mi · Open to visitors
115. Traquair House Scottish Borders24 mi
116. Craighall Castle Fife25 mi
117. Clackmannan Tower Clackmannanshire25 mi
118. Elphinstone Tower Falkirk25 mi
119. Penshiel Tower East Lothian25 mi
120. Gamelshiel Castle East Lothian25 mi
121. Elibank Castle Scottish Borders25 mi
122. Old Thirlestane Castle Scottish Borders25 mi
123. Kellie Castle Fife25 mi · Open to visitors
124. Fernie Castle Fife26 mi · Castle hotel
125. Posso Tower Scottish Borders26 mi
126. Alloa Tower Clackmannanshire26 mi · Open to visitors
127. Whitslaid Tower Scottish Borders26 mi
128. Sauchie Tower Clackmannanshire26 mi
129. Glendevon Castle Perth and Kinross26 mi
130. Carstairs Castle South Lanarkshire26 mi
131. Cupar Castle Fife26 mi
132. Biggar Castle South Lanarkshire26 mi
133. Dunbar Castle East Lothian26 mi
134. Balgarvie Castle Fife26 mi
135. Plean Castle Stirling27 mi · Holiday let
136. Boghall Castle South Lanarkshire27 mi
137. Balmanno Castle Perth and Kinross27 mi
138. Wrae Tower Scottish Borders27 mi
139. Torwood Castle Falkirk27 mi
140. Collairnie Castle Fife27 mi · Private, not open
141. Denmylne Castle Fife27 mi
142. Pittarthie Castle Fife27 mi
143. Cranshaws Castle Scottish Borders27 mi · Private, not open
144. Parbroath Castle Fife27 mi
145. Lordscairnie Castle Fife28 mi
146. Dairsie Castle Fife28 mi · Holiday let
147. Evelaw Tower Scottish Borders28 mi
148. Corsbie Castle Scottish Borders29 mi
149. Herbertshire Castle Falkirk29 mi · Site open to walk around
150. Ballinbreich Castle Fife29 mi
151. Castle Cary Castle Falkirk29 mi · Private, not open
152. Pitfour Castle Perth and Kinross29 mi · Private, not open
153. Newark Castle Scottish Borders29 mi
154. Innerwick Castle East Lothian30 mi
155. Thornton Castle East Lothian30 mi
156. Creich Castle Fife30 mi
157. Elcho Castle Perth and Kinross30 mi

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