Nunraw

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Nunraw is an estate in East Lothian, Scotland. It includes the White Castle, a hillfort, situated on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, two miles south of the village of Garvald, Nunraw House was formerly used as the Guesthouse for retreatants at Sancta Maria Abbey the Cistercian monastery on the hillside nearby. Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, writing in 1905 stated that Whitecastle and Nunraw are the same place and that the lairds there were often referred to by one or the other of these territorial designations. ()

Coordinates: 55°54'32"N, 2°37'12"W

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Nunraw – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hailes Castle, East Linton Bridge, Yester Parish Church, Traprain Law.

5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Hailes Castle, East Linton
129 min walk • Hailes Castle is a mainly 14th century castle about a mile and a half south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. This castle, which has a fine riverside setting, belonged to the Hepburn family during the most important centuries of its existence.
5.5 miN
Bridge
East Linton Bridge, East Linton
140 min walk • East Linton Bridge, also called Old Tyne Bridge, is a bridge over the River Tyne in the village of East Linton in the county of East Lothian, Scotland. In 1971, the bridge was designated a category A listed building.
4.9 miW
Church
Yester Parish Church, Gifford
125 min walk • Yester Parish Church is a church of the Church of Scotland in the village of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. The village forms part of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun parish, and is a linked charge with Humbie Parish Church.
4.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Traprain Law
109 min walk • Traprain Law is a hill 6 km east of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, It is the site of a hill fort or possibly oppidum, which covered at its maximum extent about 16 ha. It is the site of the Traprain Law Treasure, the largest Roman silver hoard from anywhere outside the Roman Empire which included exquisite silver artefacts.
3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Whiteadder Reservoir
101 min walk • Whiteadder Reservoir is a reservoir in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, in the Lammermuir Hills, 11 miles north west of Duns in the Scottish Borders, and five miles south east of Garvald. It was created to provide additional water facilities for East Lothian. Work on the Dam forming the reservoir commenced in 1964.
3.7 miW
Forts and castles
Yester Castle
95 min walk • Yester Castle is a ruined castle, located 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Ha' or Hobgoblin Ha'.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pressmennan Lake
77 min walk • Pressmennan Lake is a lake in East Lothian in Scotland. It is an artificial reservoir constructed in 1819 by a Mr Nesbit who dammed the streams flowing into the gully, it was said to be well stocked with carp, perch and trout.
7.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Barnes Castle
184 min walk • Barnes Castle is an unfinished castle, with a number of defensive banks, located 5 kilometres north-east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. It is close to Athelstaneford on the slopes of the Garleton Hills. The remains, also known as Barney Vaults or The Vaults, are protected as a scheduled monument.
1.5 miNW
Monastery
Sancta Maria Abbey
39 min walk • Nunraw Abbey or Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw is a working Trappist monastery. It was the first Cistercian house to be founded in Scotland since the Scottish Reformation. Founded in 1946 by monks from Mount St.
4.4 miW
Church
Yester Chapel
111 min walk • Yester Chapel is situated on the estate of Yester House, at the south-east edge of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. The chapel is situated at grid reference NT544671. It is a Category A listed building.
6.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lammermuir Hills
174 min walk • The Lammermuirs are a range of hills in southern Scotland, forming a natural boundary between East Lothian and the Borders.