Castle · near Innerleithen · Scottish Borders

Traquair House Maze

Traquair House Maze is a tower house converted to country house. It lies 500 m south of Innerleithen. Its status is a category A listed building.

Photo: Traquair House Maze, marsroverdriver (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

500 m

south of Innerleithen

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Innerleithen

Just outside Innerleithen

Traquair House Maze is 500 m south of Innerleithen. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Innerleithen has 26 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

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Innerleithen are warmest in July and August, at 18–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°99 mm

Feb6° / 0°91 mm

Mar8° / 1°81 mm

Apr11° / 3°68 mm

May14° / 5°64 mm

Jun17° / 8°77 mm

Jul19° / 10°86 mm

Aug18° / 10°90 mm

Sep15° / 8°82 mm

Oct12° / 5°114 mm

Nov8° / 2°113 mm

Dec6° / 0°124 mm

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

About

Traquair House Maze

Articles on it exist in 8 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 16 more places, Robert Smail's Printing Works (1.2 km) first on our list.

Innerleithen’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 500 m south of Innerleithen
Official site: traquair.co.uk/the-maze

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

Plan your visit

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Traquair House Maze

Orange shows Traquair House Maze; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Traquair House Maze

With 10,071 people, Galashiels is the largest of the 6. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 500 m north of it

Innerleithen

3,152 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 9.3 km northwest of it

Peebles

9,117 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 16 km southeast of it

Selkirk

4,669 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 16 km east of it

Galashiels

10,071 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Traquair House Maze is	People	Places to visit
Innerleithen	500 m north of it	3,152	7
Peebles	9.3 km northwest of it	9,117	9
Selkirk	16 km southeast of it	4,669	5
Galashiels	16 km east of it	10,071	9
Langlee	18 km east of it	3,530	8
Biggar	29 km west of it	2,751	4

Make a day of it

Next door to Traquair House Maze

Nearby, 16 places within 15 km include 5 castles, a museum and a garden.

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Smail's Printing Works1.2 km away 2

CastleNeidpath Castle11 km away 3

CastleGlen House4.1 km away 4

CastleHorsburgh Castle5.9 km away 5

GardenKailzie Gardens5.8 km away 6

Historic houseBowhill House12 km away 7

CastleVenlaw Castle9.7 km away 8

CastleNewark Castle11 km away

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

Traquair House Maze: what to know

Where is Traquair House Maze?

Traquair House Maze is 500 m south of Innerleithen, Scottish Borders.

What is Traquair House Maze?

Tower house converted to country house in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Traquair House Maze?

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

Is Traquair House Maze a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Traquair House Maze?

Within 15 km: Robert Smail's Printing Works (1.2 km), Neidpath Castle (11 km), Glen House (4.1 km) and Horsburgh Castle (5.9 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)

Traquair House Maze: marsroverdriver, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Robert Smail's Printing Works: User:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Neidpath Castle: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glen House: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Horsburgh Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kailzie Gardens: Kay Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bowhill House: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Venlaw Castle: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newark Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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