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Craigmillar Castle
NT 288-709 Midlothian Scotland
NT 288-709 Midlothian Scotland
Craigmillar
Castle is an imposing 14th century stone L-plan tower house, fortified in the
15th century by a massive enclosure with round flanking towers at the corners
and ranges of buildings along 3 sides of the high curtain wall. Visit pending.
2 miles north-west is Edinburgh Castle and 5
miles south is Dalhousie Castle.
Picture © Peter Dahl
Craigmillar Castle is located south-east of Edinburgh city centre, at Craigmillar. 3 miles from the centre of Edinburgh, on the A7.
The site is owned by Historic Scotland and is open daily, April to September 9:30-6:30pm. October to March Saturday to Wednesday 9:30-4:30pm.
There is a car park.
For admission rates and special events go to its HomePage.
Click
here for castle pictures 
and a castle map
of the area 
and a castle map
of the area