Cairns Castle
Cairns Castle is a ruined keep, dating from the 15th century. It is located on the northern slope of the Pentland Hills, around 6.5 miles south west of Balerno, at the south west end of Harperrig Reservoir, in West Lothian, Scotland.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harperrig Reservoir and West Cairn Hill.
Harperrig Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harperrig Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland, to the north of the Pentland Hills, four miles south of Mid Calder. The Water of Leith flows through it, and nearby are Harlaw Reservoir and Threipmuir Reservoir.
West Cairn Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 562 m, it is the fifth highest elevation and lies on the western flank of the approximately 20 mi long chain of hills. West Cairn Hill is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cairns Castle.
East Cairn Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 567 m, it is the highest hill in the City of Edinburgh council area and is located on the western flank of the approximately 20 mi long chain of hills. East Cairn Hill is situated 2½ miles east of Cairns Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirknewton and Mid Calder.
Kirknewton
Village
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Kirknewton is a village formerly in the county of Midlothian and, since 1975, in West Lothian, Scotland. The population of the Kirknewton Community Council district is 2200, which includes the village and surrounding areas. Kirknewton is situated 4½ miles north of Cairns Castle.
Mid Calder
Village
Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mid Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around 15 miles west of Edinburgh. The settlement has been on a major crossroads since its origin some time in the 11th century. Mid Calder is situated 4½ miles north of Cairns Castle.
Livingston
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Livingston is a large town in West Lothian in the central belt of Scotland, built as a "New Town" from 1963. In 2022 it had a population of 55,800.
Cairns Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined keep in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tower house and historic site
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.82919° or 55° 49′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.45376° or 3° 27′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7RRGHW+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 114658370OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q17852573
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In Other Languages
From German to Scots—“Cairns Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Cairns Castle”
- Scots: “Cairns Castle”
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