Liberton Tower

Liberton Tower is a four-storey, square-plan tower house in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton, on the east side of the Braid Hills.

Photo: Mrabbits, Public domain.

Type: Castle
Description: four-storey, square-plan tower house in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Liberton Tower, Liberton Drive, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Blackford Hill.

Royal Observatory

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Royal Observatory is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Liberton Tower.

Blackford Hill

Peak

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackford Hill 164 metres is a hill in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is in the area of Blackford, between Morningside, and the Braid Hills.

Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library

Library

Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library is situated 3,100 feet north of Liberton Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liberton and Alnwickhill.

Liberton

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Liberton; Scots: Libby, is a suburb of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland. It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the Braid Hills and west of Moredun.

Alnwickhill

Suburb

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alnwickhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the southern edge of the city, approximately 4 miles from the city centre. It neighbours the areas of Liberton and Kaimes.

Blackford

Suburb

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blackford is an area in the south of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. It is located near Morningside, and The Grange. Blackford Hill dominates the view to the south.

Liberton 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

55.91457° or 55° 54′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.17738° or 3° 10′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C7RWR7F+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30475890

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q6541506

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Liberton Tower” goes by many names.

German: “Liberton Tower”
Portuguese: “Torre de Liberton”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tower Farm Riding Stables and Braid Hills Golf Centre.

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