Niddry Castle

#1130 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Top attraction

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Niddry Castle is a sixteenth-century tower house near Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated near the Union Canal, and between two large oil shale bings, or waste heaps. Historically it was known as Niddry Seton or West Niddry to distinguish it from Niddry Marischal in Midlothian and Longniddry in East Lothian. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°57'14"N, 3°27'2"W

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Niddry Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Forth Road Bridge, Priory Church, Queensferry Crossing.

2.9 miSE
Sport complex, Climbing
Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Edinburgh
75 min walk • The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena is a premier climbing destination located in the vibrant city of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Known as the largest indoor climbing facility in the world, this impressive arena offers a unique experience for climbers of all...
3.7 miNE
Landmark with sweeping, scenic views
Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh
95 min walk • The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and at the time was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States.
3.3 miNE
Monastery
Priory Church, Edinburgh
84 min walk • The Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Priory Church or St Mary's Episcopal Church, is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church located in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
3.7 miN
Bridge
Queensferry Crossing, Edinburgh
94 min walk • The Queensferry Crossing is a road bridge in Scotland. It was built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge and carries the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, and Fife, at North Queensferry.
2.9 miN
17th-century mansion on a vast estate
Hopetoun House, South Queensferry
74 min walk • Hopetoun House is a country house near South Queensferry owned by the Hopetoun House Preservation Trust, a charity established in 1974 to preserve the house and grounds as a national monument, to protect and improve their amenities, and to preserve the furniture, paintings...
1.3 miN
Forts and castles
Duntarvie Castle
35 min walk • Duntarvie Castle is a ruined Scots Renaissance house in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres north of Winchburgh and 9 kilometres east of Linlithgow, close to the M9 motorway.
2 miNE
Historical place, Event space, Forts and castles
Dundas Castle, Edinburgh
52 min walk • Dundas Castle is a 15th-century castle, with substantial 19th-century additions by William Burn, in the Dalmeny parish of West Lothian, Scotland.
3.2 miNE
Town, Harbor
Port Edgar
83 min walk • Port Edgar is a marina on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, immediately west of the Forth Road Bridge and the town of South Queensferry, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally a naval base, HMS Lochinvar, Port Edgar is now a busy marina with a sailing school and 300 berths.
3.3 miE
Archaeological site
Cat Stane, Edinburgh
85 min walk • The Cat Stane, or Catstane, is an inscribed standing stone near Kirkliston, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in Scotland. It bears a fragmentary inscription dating to the fifth or sixth centuries and was part of a funerary complex consisting of the stone itself, a cairn and a series of cist burials.
3 miNW
Historical place, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Midhope Castle, South Queensferry
77 min walk • Midhope Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres to the west of South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It is a Category A listed building.
1.9 miSE
Nightlife
Newbridge Inn, Edinburgh
50 min walk • The Newbridge Inn is a public house in Newbridge, a suburban village to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The inn was founded in 1683. The present building is dated 1895 and is a category C listed building. It is located at the corner of Old Liston Road and Bridge Street, which was formerly the main route from Edinburgh to Glasgow.