Blackcastle

Blackcastle is a farm in Midlothian, Scotland. Blackcastle is situated nearby to Cakemuir Castle, as well as near Cakemuir Walled Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crichton Castle and Crichton Collegiate Church.

Crichton Castle

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge. Crichton Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackcastle.

Crichton Collegiate Church

Place of worship

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Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. Crichton Collegiate Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blackcastle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fala and Crichton.

Fala

Village

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Fala is a hamlet in the south-eastern corner of Midlothian, Scotland, about 15 miles from Edinburgh. Fala is situated 2 miles northeast of Blackcastle.

Crichton

Village

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Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'. Crichton is situated 2 miles northwest of Blackcastle.

Borthwick

Village

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Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton. Borthwick is situated 2½ miles west of Blackcastle.

Blackcastle

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.82469° or 55° 49′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.94182° or 2° 56′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C7VR3F5+V7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 373565836

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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