Lennox Tower, Edinburgh

#381 among attractions in Edinburgh

Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles

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Lennox Tower is a ruined fifteenth-century tower house at Lymphoy, near the Water of Leith, between Balerno and Currie, 11 kilometres south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. ()

Built: XV centuryCoordinates: 55°53'24"N, 3°19'22"W

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Lennox Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dalmahoy, St Joseph's RC Church, Threipmuir Reservoir, Kingsknowe Golf Club.

1.8 miNW
Golf
Dalmahoy, Edinburgh
46 min walk • Dalmahoy is a hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, 3.5 kilometres south of Ratho.
3.1 miNE
Church
St Joseph's RC Church, Edinburgh
80 min walk • St Joseph's Church, Sighthill, is a Roman Catholic church situated in Broomhouse, in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The parish boundary extends to Broomhouse, Parkhead, Saughton, Sighthill, Gorgie and further.
2 miS
Lake
Threipmuir Reservoir, Edinburgh
51 min walk • Threipmuir Reservoir is a reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK. It is situated to the south of Edinburgh at the base of the Pentland Hills, two miles south of Balerno.
2.9 miNE
55°54'50"N • 3°15'45"W
Kingsknowe Golf Club, Edinburgh
73 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
0.7 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Water of Leith Walkway, Edinburgh
19 min walk • The Water of Leith Walkway is a public footpath and cycleway that runs alongside the small river of the same name through Edinburgh, Scotland, from Balerno to Leith.
2.6 miN
Park
Bankhead, Edinburgh
66 min walk • Bankhead is a non-residential area of western Edinburgh, Scotland. It borders the Edinburgh City Bypass and Hermiston Gait to the west, the Calders neighbourhood to the south – accessed via a pedestrian underpass, Sighthill to the east, and South Gyle/Edinburgh Park to the north.
2.3 miN
Bridge
Scott Russell Aqueduct, Edinburgh
58 min walk • The Scott Russell Aqueduct is an aqueduct carrying the Union Canal over the Edinburgh City Bypass, west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
2.9 miNE
Church, Robert Louis Stevenson
Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh
74 min walk • Colinton Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland next to the Water of Leith.
2.7 miS
Forts and castles
Bavelaw Castle, Edinburgh
70 min walk • Bavelaw Castle is a historic house in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland. It is north of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills, four miles west of Penicuik, and two miles south of Balerno, above Threipmuir Reservoir.
1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Harlaw Reservoir, Edinburgh
38 min walk • Harlaw Reservoir is a small reservoir in the City of Edinburgh Council area, Scotland, UK, situated at the base of the Pentland Hills near Currie and Balerno.
3.1 miN
City, Area
Gogar, Edinburgh
80 min walk • Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city. It is not far from Gogarloch, Edinburgh Park and Maybury. The Fife Circle Line is to the north.