Craigmillar Castle
Craigmillar Castle is a castle in Edinburgh. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Nearby, Edinburgh Castle (4.5 km) heads a list of 154 within 15 km.
Castle in Edinburgh
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Edinburgh
Craigmillar Castle is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 89 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland
One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Edinburgh has 4,435 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Aim for June to August, when Edinburgh reaches 18–20°C.
Craigmillar Castle
The site is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. Its story is told in 16 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 16 languages
- Town
- in Edinburgh
Mapping Craigmillar Castle
Orange shows Craigmillar Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Edinburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Which towns are near Craigmillar Castle
By population, Edinburgh leads the 8 with 493,794. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Edinburgh
Danderhall
Musselburgh
Loanhead
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Craigmillar Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | It’s in town | 493,794 | 150 |
| Danderhall | 1.8 km southeast of it | 3,389 | 21 |
| Musselburgh | 3.3 km east of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Loanhead | 4.1 km south of it | 7,007 | 16 |
| Bonnyrigg | 4.8 km south of it | 18,088 | 16 |
| Dalkeith | 4.8 km southeast of it | 15,125 | 18 |
| Wallyford | 8.1 km east of it | 4,493 | 13 |
| Mayfield | 8.3 km southeast of it | 14,259 | 15 |
Also near Craigmillar Castle
There are 154 within 15 km, 3 art galleries, a castle and a historic house among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle4.5 km away2
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse3.6 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery4.4 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland3.8 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral4.1 km away6
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey3.6 km away7
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery4.7 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art6.1 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Craigmillar Castle
Where is Craigmillar Castle?
Craigmillar Castle is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
What is Craigmillar Castle?
Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Who runs Craigmillar Castle?
Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Craigmillar Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Edinburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Craigmillar Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Craigmillar Castle?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (4.5 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (3.6 km), National Gallery (4.4 km) and National Museum of Scotland (3.8 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)
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 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
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, 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
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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