Wallace’s Cave
Wallace's Cave is situated in Roslin Glen, in Midlothian, Scotland beside the River North Esk. It is also known as Hawthornden Castle Cave, after the nearby castle.Photo: LothianPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosslyn Chapel and Roslin Castle.
Rosslyn Chapel
Church
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. Rosslyn Chapel is situated 1,800 feet west of Wallace’s Cave.
Roslin Castle
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roslin Castle is a partially ruined castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located around 9 mi south of Edinburgh, on the north bank of the North Esk, only a few hundred metres from the famous Rosslyn Chapel. Roslin Castle is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Wallace’s Cave.
Hawthornden Castle
Castle
Photo: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle. Hawthornden Castle is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Wallace’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roslin and Rosewell.
Roslin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penicuik is a town in The Lothians 10 miles south of Edinburgh. It's mostly commuterland for the city, with a population of 16,200 in 2016. It has an army base and is close to the scenic Pentland Hills.
Rosewell
Village
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Rosewell is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland, east of Roslin and south-west of Bonnyrigg. The village is in the civil parish of Lasswade and was previously a separate ecclesiastical parish, but has its own Community Council, namely Rosewell and District.
Polton
Village
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession.
Wallace’s Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.8566° or 55° 51′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.15121° or 3° 9′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C7RVR4X+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 372939113OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q7962704
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