Winton Castle, Pencaitland

Name: Winton Castle
Address: Winton Estate, Pencaitland, EH34 5AT, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1875 340222

#1 among attractions in Pencaitland

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Winton Castle is a historic building set in a large estate between Pencaitland and Tranent in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle is situated off the B6355 road approximately 0.5 miles north of Pencaitland at grid reference NT437694. ()

Built: 1620 (404 years ago)Coordinates: 55°54'55"N, 2°54'1"W

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Winton EstatePencaitland EH34 5AT United Kingdom

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+44 1875 340222

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

Nearby attractions include: Preston Tower, Fa'side Castle, Cousland Castle, Prestongrange Parish Church.

4.1 miNW
Architecture, Sculpture, Forts and castles
Preston Tower, Prestonpans
105 min walk • Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House.
3.9 miW
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Fa'side Castle, Tranent
99 min walk • Fa'side Castle has previously been known as Fawside, Falside, Ffauside, Fauxside, or Fawsyde and is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi southeast of Musselburgh.
3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Cousland Castle, Dalkeith
98 min walk • Cousland Castle is a ruined castle near the town of Cousland, Midlothian, Scotland.
4.4 miNW
Church
Prestongrange Parish Church, Prestonpans
113 min walk • Prestongrange Parish Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated in the small, former mining town of Prestonpans in East Lothian. The church was built in 1596, one of the first churches to be built in Scotland following the Scottish Reformation in 1560.
3.7 miN
Church
Seton Collegiate Church
95 min walk • Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument.
2.4 miE
Church
Saltoun Parish Church
61 min walk • Saltoun Parish Church is a church in East Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun, which includes the villages of Gifford, Bolton, East Saltoun and West Saltoun.
3.2 miS
Forts and castles
Keith Marischal
82 min walk • Keith Marischal is a Scottish Baronial Country house lying in the parish of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. The original building was an "L-shaped" Tower house, built long before 1589 when it was extended into a "U-shaped" courtyard house.
4 miSW
Forts and castles
Oxenfoord Castle
102 min walk • Oxenfoord Castle is a country house in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located 1 kilometre north of Pathhead, Midlothian, and 6 kilometres south-east of Dalkeith, above the Tyne Water.
3.3 miNW
Church
Tranent Parish Church, Tranent
84 min walk • Tranent Parish Church is a kirk belonging to the Church of Scotland. It is situated in the East Lothian town of Tranent 10 miles south-east of Edinburgh.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Saltoun Hall
40 min walk • Saltoun Hall is an historic house standing in extensive lands off the B6355, Pencaitland to East Saltoun road, about 1.5 miles from each village, in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is reached by way of an impressive gateway and is situated at grid reference NT461685.
3.8 miSE
Church
Humbie Kirk
98 min walk • Humbie Parish Church is a church in the small village of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and is a linked charge which joins the parishes of Bolton & Saltoun, Yester and Humbie.