Castle · near Gorebridge · Midlothian

Crichton Castle

Crichton Castle is an archaeological site. The site is 2.6 km east of Gorebridge. It counts as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Crichton Castle, James Duffield Harding (Public domain)

Where

2.6 km

east of Gorebridge

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Gorebridge

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Gorebridge

Crichton Castle is 2.6 km east of Gorebridge. 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; Gorebridge has 20 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

The warmest months in Gorebridge are July and August, with highs of 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°72 mm

Feb7° / 1°62 mm

Mar8° / 2°58 mm

Apr11° / 3°49 mm

May14° / 6°53 mm

Jun17° / 8°78 mm

Jul19° / 10°77 mm

Aug18° / 10°86 mm

Sep16° / 8°61 mm

Oct12° / 6°88 mm

Nov9° / 3°79 mm

Dec6° / 1°76 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gorebridge, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gorebridge. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gorebridge’s full climate →

About

Crichton Castle

Its upkeep is handled by Historic Environment Scotland. 7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Our list has 34 more places within 15 km; first among them is Borthwick Castle, at 1.7 km.

Gorebridge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 2.6 km east of Gorebridge
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/crichton-castle

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Crichton Castle

The orange dot is Crichton Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Bases near Crichton Castle

The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 2.6 km west of it

Gorebridge

8,900 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km northwest of it

Mayfield

14,259 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Crichton Castle is	People	Places to visit
Gorebridge	2.6 km west of it	8,900	11
Mayfield	3.8 km northwest of it	14,259	15

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Of the 34 within 15 km, look for 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum.

CastleBorthwick Castle1.7 km away 2

CastleDalhousie Castle6.2 km away 3

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle13 km away 4

Abbey or prioryNewbattle Abbey6.8 km away 5

CastleDalkeith Palace8.2 km away 6

CastleRoslin Castle11 km away 7

MuseumNational Mining Museum Scotland5.3 km away 8

CastleOxenfoord Castle4.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Crichton Castle, answered

Where is Crichton Castle?

Crichton Castle is 2.6 km east of Gorebridge, Midlothian.

What is Crichton Castle?

Archaeological site in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Crichton Castle?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Crichton Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Gorebridge, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Crichton Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Crichton Castle?

Within 15 km: Borthwick Castle (1.7 km), Dalhousie Castle (6.2 km), Craigmillar Castle (13 km) and Newbattle Abbey (6.8 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)

Crichton Castle: James Duffield Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Borthwick Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newbattle Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalkeith Palace: Benbilgri at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Roslin Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Mining Museum Scotland: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oxenfoord Castle: Richard West, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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