Cramond Tower
Cramond Tower is a fifteenth-century tower house in the village of Cramond to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.Photo: Mrabbits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cramond Tower, Kirk Cramond, Cramond, Edinburgh” and “Edinburgh, Cramond, Kirk Cramond, Cramond Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cramond Kirk and Cramond Inn, 30 Cramond Glebe Road, Cramond, Edinburgh.
Cramond Kirk
Church
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY 3.0.
Cramond Kirk is a church situated in the middle area Cramond parish, in the north west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of an old Roman fort, parts of the Cramond Kirk building date back to the fourteenth century and the church tower is considered to be the oldest part. Cramond Kirk is situated 550 feet southwest of Cramond Tower.
Cramond Inn, 30 Cramond Glebe Road, Cramond, Edinburgh
Pub
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cramond Inn, 30 Cramond Glebe Road, Cramond, Edinburgh is a pub, which is situated 510 feet northwest of Cramond Tower.
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Golf course
The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a Scottish golf club, which holds claim to be the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to it being instituted in 1735 dating from 1834. The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is situated 1 mile south of Cramond Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cramond and Barnton.
Cramond
Suburb
Photo: Struan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cramond Village is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity.
Barnton
Suburb
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city, between Cramond and Corstorphine Hill and west of Davidsons Mains. Part of the area was traditionally known as "Cramond Muir" in reference to Cramond to the north.
Silverknowes
Suburb
Silverknowes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century.
Cramond Tower
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97881° or 55° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.29807° or 3° 17′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7RXPH2+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 130113202OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5181857
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Cramond Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Cramond Tower”
- Portuguese: “Torre Cramond”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kennels Wood and Cramond Kirkyard.
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