The Buckstane
You can find The Buckstane, a historic site, in Edinburgh. 73 more places to visit are within 5 km. Edinburgh Castle comes next on our list, 4.3 km away.
Historic site in Edinburgh
Inside Edinburgh
The Buckstane is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 73 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Highs of 18–20°C mark June to August in Edinburgh.
The Buckstane
Historic site.
In Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Edinburgh
The area around The Buckstane
The numbers show what else is near The Buckstane, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Edinburgh’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns near The Buckstane
All of these towns include it on their pages.
Make a day of it near The Buckstane
A visit can add 3 art galleries, a castle and a historic house, from 159 places within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle4.3 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery4.6 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse5.3 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland4.3 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral4.5 km away6
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery5.1 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)7
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art4.7 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)8
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey5.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting The Buckstane: the answers
Where is The Buckstane?
The Buckstane is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.
What is The Buckstane?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit The Buckstane?
June to August are the warmest months in Edinburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Buckstane?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (4.3 km), National Gallery (4.6 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (5.3 km) and National Museum of Scotland (4.3 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)
- 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
- 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
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, 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
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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