Southside Castle
Southside Castle is a tower house. You will find it 1.4 km east of Mayfield. Officially, it is a category B listed building.
Castle near Mayfield
Just outside Mayfield
Southside Castle is 1.4 km east of Mayfield. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Mayfield has 13 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
If warmth matters, go June to August: Mayfield reaches 17–19°C.
Southside Castle
Look also at Palace of Holyroodhouse, 14 km away, first of 90 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Town
- 1.4 km east of Mayfield
Southside Castle and what surrounds it
The map centres on Southside Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Southside Castle, by distance
Bonnyrigg is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (18,088 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Mayfield
Gorebridge
Dalkeith
Bonnyrigg
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Southside Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 1.4 km west of it | 14,259 | 15 |
| Gorebridge | 2.5 km southwest of it | 8,900 | 11 |
| Dalkeith | 3.3 km northwest of it | 15,125 | 18 |
| Bonnyrigg | 4.9 km west of it | 18,088 | 16 |
Other places close by
Nearby, 90 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house.
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse14 km away2
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland15 km away3
CastleBorthwick Castle4.1 km away4
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral15 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrichton Castle2.9 km away6
CastleDalhousie Castle4.6 km away7
Abbey or prioryNewbattle Abbey4.2 km away8
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Southside Castle: questions
Where is Southside Castle?
Southside Castle is 1.4 km east of Mayfield, Midlothian.
What is Southside Castle?
Tower house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Southside Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Mayfield, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Southside Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Southside Castle?
Within 15 km: Palace of Holyroodhouse (14 km), National Museum of Scotland (15 km), Borthwick Castle (4.1 km) and St Giles' Cathedral (15 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 (8)
- 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
- Borthwick Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crichton Castle: James Duffield Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Newbattle Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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