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Barnbougle Castle

Scotland · 13th century

Founded
c. 1250
Heritage status
category A listed building
Location
City of Edinburgh
Coordinates
55.9925°, -3.33424°
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Barnbougle Castle in Scotland
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Barnbougle Castle is a historic 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. Although its history goes back to the 13th century, the present castle is the result of rebuilding in 1881 by the 5th Earl of Rosebery, who served as Prime Minister from 1894 to 1895.

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In the rankings

Barnbougle Castle ranks #4,290 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #150 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,375 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Edinburgh, 10 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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