Oxenfoord Castle
Oxenfoord Castle is a country house in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located 1 kilometre north of Pathhead, Midlothian, and 6 kilometres south-east of Dalkeith, above the Tyne Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: country house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Oxenford Castle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cranston Parish Church and Vogrie Country Park.
Vogrie Country Park
Park
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a woodland estate surrounding the Victorian Vogrie House. It is located around 12 miles from Edinburgh between Pathhead and Gorebridge. Vogrie Country Park is situated 1½ miles south of Oxenfoord Castle.
Vogrie House
Building
Photo: ronnie leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian. It was built for James Dewar and his family in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town architect for Perth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cranston and Edgehead.
Cranston
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cranston is a parish of Midlothian, Scotland, lying 4+1⁄4 miles south-east of Dalkeith. It is bounded by the parishes of Inveresk and Ormiston on the east, by Crichton and Borthwick on the south; and by Newbattle on the west and north.
Pathhead
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pathhead village is a conservation area in Midlothian, Scotland.
Oxenfoord Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.87875° or 55° 52′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.97943° or 2° 58′ 46″ westElevation
528 feet (161 metres)Open location code
9C7VV2HC+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 244349050OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2640733Wikidata ID
Q7115182
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Oxenfoord Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Oxenfoord gaztelua”
- German: “Oxenfoord Castle”
- Japanese: “オクセンフォード城”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ford and Fordel Dean.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cranston Church and Preston Hall Walled Garden.
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