Inchmickery, Edinburgh
#326 among attractions in Edinburgh
Facts and practical information
Inchmickery is a small island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It is about two miles north of Edinburgh. ()
Edinburgh United Kingdom
Inchmickery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Aberdour Castle, Inchcolm Abbey, Lauriston Castle, Barnbougle Castle.
Medieval castle with gardens and a sundialAberdour Castle, Aberdour
82 min walk • Aberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in Argyll, which was built at around the same time.
Island-based medieval abbey complexInchcolm Abbey, South Queensferry
44 min walk • Inchcolm Abbey is a medieval abbey located on the island of Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The Abbey, which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld.
Picturesque castle with Edwardian decorLauriston Castle, Edinburgh
70 min walk • Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies on Cramond Road South, between Cramond, Davidson's Mains, and Silverknowes. The substantial grounds, Lauriston Castle Gardens, operate as a local park.
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castlesBarnbougle Castle, Edinburgh
68 min walk • Barnbougle Castle is a much-altered tower house on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and Queensferry, and within the parish of Dalmeny. It lies within the Earl of Rosebery's estate, just north-west of Dalmeny House.
ChurchCramond Kirk, Edinburgh
64 min walk • Cramond Kirk is a church situated in the middle area Cramond parish, in the north west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of an old Roman fort, parts of the Cramond Kirk building date back to the fourteenth century and the church tower is considered to be the oldest part.
History museum, Museum, Vernacular architectureDalmeny House, Edinburgh
72 min walk • Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. Dalmeny House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery.
ChurchSt Bridget's Kirk
79 min walk • St. Bridget's Kirk is a ruined church on the outskirts of Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. It is a shell of a medieval church, dating back at least as far as 1178, and was altered in the 17th century for Protestant worship.
Museum, MemorialCramond Roman Fort, Edinburgh
64 min walk • Cramond Roman Fort is a Roman-Era archaeological site at Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland. The settlement may be the "Rumabo" listed in the 7th-century Ravenna Cosmography.
HarborGranton, Edinburgh
72 min walk • Granton is a district in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland. Granton forms part of Edinburgh's waterfront along the Firth of Forth and is, historically, an industrial area having a large harbour.
Forts and castlesCramond Tower, Edinburgh
65 min walk • Cramond Tower is a fifteenth-century tower house in the village of Cramond to the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Offshore island connected by causewayCramond Island, Edinburgh
36 min walk • Cramond Island is one of several islands in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, near Edinburgh. It lies off the foreshore at Cramond. It is 1⁄3 mile long and covers 19.03 acres. The island is part of the Dalmeny Estate, owned by the Rosebery Estates Partnership, and is let to Cramond Boat Club.
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