Hopetoun House
Hopetoun House is a country house. Its location is 2.3 km west of South Queensferry. It is protected as a category A listed building.
Historic house near South Queensferry
Just outside South Queensferry
Hopetoun House is 2.3 km west 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.
Choosing a month
In South Queensferry, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.
Hopetoun House
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages. Close by, Blackness Castle is 3.5 km away, one of 64 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 2.3 km west of South Queensferry
- Official site
- hopetounhouse.com
Around Hopetoun House, mapped
On this map, Hopetoun House is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Hopetoun House
Among the 5, Rosyth is the biggest, home to 13,309 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
South Queensferry
Rosyth
Winchburgh
Inverkeithing
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Hopetoun House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Queensferry | 2.3 km east of it | 10,214 | 17 |
| Rosyth | 2.8 km northeast of it | 13,309 | 18 |
| Winchburgh | 3 km south of it | 4,290 | 13 |
| Inverkeithing | 4.6 km northeast of it | 5,273 | 16 |
| Kirkliston | 4.9 km southeast of it | 5,607 | 10 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 64 places, among them 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a palace.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle3.5 km away2
PalaceLinlithgow Palace8.8 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)8.2 km away4
CastleMidhope Castle1.6 km away5
Historic houseDundas Castle3.8 km away6
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHouse of the Binns3.8 km away7
ZooEdinburgh Zoo13 km away8
CastleNiddry Castle4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Hopetoun House
Where is Hopetoun House?
Hopetoun House is 2.3 km west of South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh.
What is Hopetoun House?
Country house in Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Hopetoun House?
June to August are the warmest months in South Queensferry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hopetoun House a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Hopetoun House?
Within 15 km: Blackness Castle (3.5 km), Linlithgow Palace (8.8 km), Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (8.2 km) and Midhope Castle (1.6 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)
- Hopetoun House: User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midhope Castle: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundas Castle: ArchaicW, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- House of the Binns: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Niddry Castle: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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