Dundas Castle
On the map, Dundas Castle is a historic house 1.1 km southwest of South Queensferry. It is a category A listed building. Edinburgh Castle, 14 km away, leads the 156 other places within 15 km.
Historic house near South Queensferry
Just outside South Queensferry
Dundas Castle is 1.1 km southwest of South Queensferry. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; South Queensferry has 116 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
In South Queensferry the warm season is June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Dundas Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 1.1 km southwest of South Queensferry
- Official site
- dundascastle.co.uk/index.html
Getting to Dundas Castle
The map centres on Dundas Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 6 is Edinburgh, at 493,794. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
South Queensferry
Kirkliston
Winchburgh
Broxburn
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Dundas Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Queensferry | 1.1 km northeast of it | 10,214 | 17 |
| Kirkliston | 1.5 km south of it | 5,607 | 10 |
| Winchburgh | 2.8 km southwest of it | 4,290 | 13 |
| Broxburn | 4.1 km southwest of it | 15,414 | 14 |
| Edinburgh | 4.3 km east of it | 493,794 | 150 |
| Rosyth | 4.6 km north of it | 13,309 | 18 |
More to see nearby
Our list has 156 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 art galleries and a palace.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle14 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery14 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
PalaceLinlithgow Palace12 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland14 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)11 km away6
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle7.2 km away7
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral14 km away8
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art12 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dundas Castle, answered
Where is Dundas Castle?
Dundas Castle is 1.1 km southwest of South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh.
What is Dundas Castle?
Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dundas Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in South Queensferry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dundas Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Dundas Castle?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (14 km), National Gallery (14 km), Linlithgow Palace (12 km) and National Museum of Scotland (14 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)
- Dundas Castle: ArchaicW, 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
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, 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
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.