Castlelaw Fort

Castlelaw Fort is a scenic viewpoint in Midlothian, Scotland. Castlelaw Fort is situated nearby to the peak Castleknowe, as well as near the hamlet Easter Howgate.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Turnhouse Hill and Caerketton Hill.

Turnhouse Hill

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Turnhouse Hill is a peak.

Caerketton Hill

Peak

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caerketton Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. Standing at 478 m, it is at the northeast end of the approximately 25 km long chain of hills on the border between the council areas of the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian. Caerketton Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Castlelaw Fort.

Allermuir Hill

Peak

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Allermuir Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Easter Howgate and Milton Bridge.

Easter Howgate

Hamlet

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Easter Howgate is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the A702, two miles north of Penicuik. The Scottish Agricultural College maintains a teaching campus and a research farm there, named "Edinburgh Genetics".

Milton Bridge

Hamlet

Milton Bridge is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of Penicuik on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing. Milton Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Castlelaw Fort.

Auchendinny

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchendinny is a small village in Glencorse near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The village had a paper mill at Dalmore, until its closure in 2005. This was Midlothian's last remaining papermill and after demolition is now the site of new home development. Auchendinny is situated 2 miles southeast of Castlelaw Fort.

Castlelaw Fort

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Wheelchair access: no
Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.86181° or 55° 51′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.23342° or 3° 14′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C7RVQ68+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 416021021

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

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