Craiglockhart Castle
Craiglockhart Castle is a ruined tower house in the Craiglockhart district of Edinburgh, Scotland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Edinburgh, Glenlockhart Road, Craiglockhart Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craiglockhart Hill and Slateford railway station.
Craiglockhart Hill
Peak
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craiglockhart Hill is a combination of two summits, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart, in the suburb of Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. Easter Craiglockhart Hill's summit is 158m high.
Slateford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slateford railway station is a railway station serving Slateford in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. Slateford railway station is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Craiglockhart Castle.
Slateford Aqueduct
Bridge
Photo: Jamesx12345, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500 feet. Slateford Aqueduct is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Craiglockhart Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craiglockhart and Firrhill.
Craiglockhart
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craiglockhart is a suburb in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying between Colinton to the south, Morningside to the east Merchiston to the north east, and Longstone and Kingsknowe to the west. The Water of Leith is also to the west.
Firrhill
Neighborhood
Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
Firrhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs. The area is mostly made up of public housing which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid-1950s, however…
Slateford
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slateford is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of the Water of Leith. The former village of Slateford lies on the Lanark Road where it crosses the Water of Leith, 1⁄4 mile south west of Slateford Station.
Craiglockhart Castle
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91931° or 55° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.23833° or 3° 14′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C7RWQ96+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 333902323OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5181716
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Craiglockhart Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Craiglockhart Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Craiglockhart”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Craiglockhart”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Craiglockhart”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Napier University - Craiglockhart Campus and Primrose wood.
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