Elginhaugh, Dalkeith

#6 among attractions in Dalkeith

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Facts and practical information

Elginhaugh Roman Fort was a Roman fort of the 1st century AD, located in Midlothian, Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 55°53'40"N, 3°5'9"W

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Dalkeith United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Dalkeith Palace, Kings Acre Golf Course, Newbattle Abbey, St David's Church.

0.8 miNE
Palace, Historical place, Forts and castles
Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith
20 min walk • Dalkeith Palace is a country house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. It was the seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch from 1642 until 1914, and is owned by the Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust.
1.2 miW
55°53'29"N • 3°6'60"W
Kings Acre Golf Course, Edinburgh
31 min walk • Golf
1.1 miSE
Historical place, Monastery
Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith
28 min walk • Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which subsequently become a stately home and then an educational institution.
0.5 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St David's Church, Dalkeith
12 min walk • St David's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Dalkeith, Midlothian. It was founded in 1854 by Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian. It was designed by Joseph Hansom and is a category A listed building.
0.8 miW
Forts and castles
Melville Castle, Edinburgh
20 min walk • Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic castellated mansion situated less than a mile west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.
1.4 miSW
Church
Lasswade and Rosewell Parish Church, Bonnyrigg
35 min walk • Lasswade and Rosewell Parish Church serves the communities of Lasswade, Poltonhall and Rosewell, Midlothian, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.
1 miN
Area
Lothian, Edinburgh
27 min walk • Lothian is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills.
0.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Midlothian Coalfield, Edinburgh
18 min walk • The Midlothian Coalfield is a coalfield in southeast Scotland situated immediately to the east and southeast of Edinburgh. It is geologically continuous with the East Fife Coalfield beneath the Firth of Forth though the undersea coal reserves have only been partly exploited.

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Which popular attractions are close to Elginhaugh?

Nearby attractions include St David's Church, Dalkeith (12 min walk), Midlothian Coalfield, Edinburgh (18 min walk), Melville Castle, Edinburgh (20 min walk), Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith (20 min walk).