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Craigmillar Castle
Attractions in Loanhead

Places to visit around Loanhead, from Craigmillar Castle

This is a list led by castles or historic places, 11 of its 16. Loanhead itself has none of them. The list includes one place cared for by Historic Environment Scotland. Further out, Edinburgh Castle is 8.2 km away.

Photo: Craigmillar Castle, Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Loanhead
0
inside the locality
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
11
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and others
Best known

The best known around Loanhead

Close behind Craigmillar Castle are 3 castles, an abbey or priory and a historic house.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northCastleRoslin Castle2.1 km outside town, to the southCastleDalhousie Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or prioryNewbattle Abbey4.2 km outside town, to the eastCastleDalkeith Palace4.8 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseMelville Castle2.4 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

At 6.1 km, Dalkeith Palace is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Loanhead’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

By kind

What they are

Castles or historic places lead the count with 11; 3 are museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 6 castles · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house · 1 church · 1 ruins · 1 historic site0 in town · 11 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Loanhead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Craigmillar Castle).

Every place

Place after place

Here are the 16 places within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

6 listed buildings are on Loanhead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Loanhead →

Big names nearby

Within a day

First of the 12 big names within reach is Edinburgh Castle, 8.2 km away.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle8.2 km northBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery8.4 km north · 661K visitors a year (2021)Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse8.3 km northMuseumNational Museum of Scotland7.9 km northCathedralSt Giles' Cathedral8.1 km northArt galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery8.8 km north · 313K visitors a year (2015)Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey8.3 km northArt galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art9.2 km northwest · 458K visitors a year (2015)MuseumHMY Britannia12 km northGardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh10 km northZooEdinburgh Zoo10 km northwestMuseumThe Scotch Whisky Experience8.2 km north · 239K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Loanhead (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Before a day out in Loanhead

What is there to see near Loanhead?

No attraction is mapped inside Loanhead itself. Within 5 km of it are Craigmillar Castle, Roslin Castle, Dalhousie Castle and Newbattle Abbey.

Does Loanhead have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Loanhead: National Mining Museum Scotland, Cockburn Geological Museum and Dalkeith Museum.

Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Loanhead?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Loanhead, 1 place is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Craigmillar Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Loanhead?

Within 40 km: Edinburgh Castle (8.2 km), National Gallery (8.4 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (8.3 km), National Museum of Scotland (7.9 km).

Where are Loanhead’s historic buildings listed?

Loanhead has 6 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Loanhead when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (20)

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