SCT Scotland
83 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest landmark is also the most famous: Edinburgh Castle, ranked #37 of 8,133 worldwide, 1 km south-west of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Trimontium, founded c. 50.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Scotland (75), England (8).
1 km south-west · Castle · #37 worldwide
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age.
1 km east · Palace & château · #84 worldwide
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.
21 km north-west · Ruin
Dunfermline Palace is a ruined former Scottish royal palace and important tourist attraction in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
21 km west · Castle
Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
4 km south-east · Ruin
Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of…
11 km south · Ruin
Roslin Castle is a partially ruined castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland.
10 km south-east · Palace & château
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…
18 km south-east · Castle
Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications.
19 km west · Ruin
Midhope Castle is a late 16th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres to…
13 km north-west · Ruin
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…
12 km south-east · Castle
Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh.
6 km west · Castle
Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
+ 5 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
55 km west · Fortress · #69 worldwide
The Antonine Wall was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the…
51 km west · Castle · #82 worldwide
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland.
26 km west · Ruin · #296 worldwide
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are located in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh.
59 km north-west · Castle
Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of…
34 km north · Palace & château
Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings.
30 km north-west · Ruin
Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland.
54 km north · Palace & château
Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland.
35 km east · Ruin
Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland.
60 km south-east · Palace & château
Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe.
42 km east · Ruin
Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in…
59 km west · Ruin
Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle, sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
50 km north-east · Ruin
St Andrews Castle is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
+ 22 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
75 km north · Castle · #243 worldwide
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the…
86 km west · Castle
Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland.
93 km east · Castle
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin…
93 km south-east · Castle
Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Chillingham in the northern part of Northumberland, England.
85 km south-west · Castle
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
81 km south · Ruin
Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It stands in the remote valley of the Hermitage Water, part of Liddesdale…
61 km south-east · Ruin
Roxburgh Castle is a ruined royal castle that overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland.
87 km north-west · Castle
Taymouth Castle is situated to the north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross, in the Highlands of Scotland, in an estate which…
67 km north · Fortress
Inchtuthil is the site of a Roman legionary fortress situated on a natural platform overlooking the north bank of the River Tay southwest of…
76 km east · Ruin
Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England.
60 km north-west · Castle
Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best…
70 km east · Ruin
Norham Castle is a castle in Norham, Northumberland, England, overlooking the River Tweed, on the border between England and Scotland.
+ 20 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q23436.
The Castlemap atlas maps 83 landmarks (48 castles · 3 fortresses · 6 palaces & châteaux · 26 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Edinburgh, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Edinburgh Castle, a castle 1 km south-west of the city centre.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Trimontium, founded c. 50 — 50 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Dundee (58 km) · Glasgow (67 km) · Newcastle upon Tyne (147 km) · Aberdeen (149 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
