Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge

Name: Borthwick Castle
Address: Gorebridge, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Gorebridge

Forts and castles, Top attraction, Reportedly haunted

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Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. It is located twelve miles south-east of Edinburgh, to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground. It was constructed in 1430 for Sir William Borthwick, from whom the castle takes its name, ()

Alternative names: Built: 1430 (594 years ago)Coordinates: 55°49'36"N, 3°0'27"W

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Gorebridge United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Dalkeith Palace, Dalhousie Castle, National Mining Museum Scotland, Crichton Collegiate Church.

5.5 miNW
Palace, Historical place, Forts and castles
Dalkeith Palace, Dalkeith
142 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.
3.7 miNW
Hotel, Forts and castles
Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg
96 min walk • Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh. The castle was the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, the chieftains of Clan Ramsay.
3.4 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
National Mining Museum Scotland, Dalkeith
86 min walk • The National Mining Museum Scotland was created in 1984, to preserve the physical surface remains of Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland. The colliery, sunk by the Lothian Coal Company in 1890, came into production in 1894.
1.3 miNE
Church
Crichton Collegiate Church
35 min walk • Crichton Collegiate Church is situated about 0.6 miles south-west of the hamlet of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland.
1.2 miNE
14th-century tower overlooking a river
Crichton Castle
31 min walk • Crichton Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, Scotland. It is situated at the head of the River Tyne, 2 miles south of the village of Pathhead, and the same distance east of Gorebridge.
5.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Hawthornden Castle
146 min walk • Hawthornden Castle is located on the River North Esk in Midlothian, Scotland. The castle lies a mile to the east of Roslin at grid reference NT287637, and is just downstream from Roslin Castle.
4.5 miNW
Historical place, Monastery
Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith
115 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.
2.3 miN
Museum, History museum
Vogrie House
59 min walk • Vogrie House forms the centrepiece of Vogrie Country Park in Midlothian. It was built for James Dewar and his family in 1876 by Andrew Heiton, the town architect for Perth. Dewar was the creator of Dewar's whisky.
5.4 miN
Forts and castles
Cousland Castle, Dalkeith
137 min walk • Cousland Castle is a ruined castle near the town of Cousland, Midlothian, Scotland.
2.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Arniston House
70 min walk • Arniston House is a historic house in Midlothian, Scotland, near the village of Temple. This Georgian mansion was designed by William Adam in 1726 for Robert Dundas, of Arniston, the elder, the Lord President of the Court of Session.
2.2 miN
Park
Vogrie Country Park, Gorebridge
56 min walk • Vogrie Country Park in Scotland is managed by Midlothian Council. It consists of a woodland estate surrounding the Victorian Vogrie House. It is located around 12 miles from Edinburgh between Pathhead and Gorebridge. Facilities in the parkland include a miniature railway, 9-hole golf course, children's play area and four miles of walks.