Carlowrie Castle
Set 1.1 km east of Kirkliston is Carlowrie Castle. It is on the official list as a category A listed building. Within 15 km there are 164 more places to visit, starting with Edinburgh Castle (11 km).
Castle near Kirkliston
Just outside Kirkliston
Carlowrie Castle is 1.1 km east of Kirkliston. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkliston has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Kirkliston
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Kirkliston from June to August.
Carlowrie Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.1 km east of Kirkliston
- Official site
- carlowriecastle.co.uk
Mapping Carlowrie Castle
Numbered points are the places near Carlowrie Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that list Carlowrie Castle
Edinburgh tops the 5 for size, at 493,794 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Kirkliston
Edinburgh
South Queensferry
Broxburn
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Carlowrie Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkliston | 1.1 km west of it | 5,607 | 10 |
| Edinburgh | 2.3 km east of it | 493,794 | 150 |
| South Queensferry | 2.7 km north of it | 10,214 | 17 |
| Broxburn | 4.1 km west of it | 15,414 | 14 |
| Winchburgh | 4.8 km west of it | 4,290 | 13 |
Worth adding to a visit
A visit can add 3 art galleries, a castle and a historic house, from 164 places within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle11 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery11 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse13 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland12 km away5
ZooEdinburgh Zoo6.6 km away6
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral12 km away7
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art9.2 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)8
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery11 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Carlowrie Castle
Where is Carlowrie Castle?
Carlowrie Castle is 1.1 km east of Kirkliston, City of Edinburgh.
What is Carlowrie Castle?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Carlowrie Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Kirkliston, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Carlowrie Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Carlowrie Castle?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (11 km), National Gallery (11 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (13 km) and National Museum of Scotland (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Carlowrie Castle: Sue pile, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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