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Craiglockhart Castle is a fifteenth-century fortified stronghold located near Edinburgh in Midlothian. The castle survives as a substantial stone tower house, characteristic of late medieval Scottish defensive architecture, positioned on elevated ground that provides natural defensive advantages. The structure reflects the period when such towers formed the principal residences of minor nobility and landowning families in the Scottish Lowlands, serving both domestic and military functions. The castle's stonework and architectural details are consistent with fifteenth-century construction practices, though the building has undergone alterations and repairs across subsequent centuries.
Craiglockhart Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1198. View the official record →
Craiglockhart Castle is a fifteenth-century fortified stronghold located near Edinburgh in Midlothian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1198.
Craiglockhart Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlelaw, fort and souterrain 205m NNW of (6.4 km), Rullion Green,stone circle (8.1 km), Lawhead Hill,fort 630m NNW of Lawhead (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craiglockhart Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Craiglockhart Castle stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.