Gilmerton

Worth seeing in and around Gilmerton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Royal Observatory

   The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

   3.8 km · observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Craigmillar Castle

   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 the modern suburb of Craigmillar.

   2.1 km · castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Duddingston Loch

   Duddingston Loch is a lake, or freshwater loch, in Edinburgh. It is one of the last two remaining natural lochs within the city, the other being Lochend Loch.

   3.8 km · lake in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Melville Castle

   Melville Castle is a three-storey Gothic mansion situated less than a mile west-south-west of Dalkeith, Midlothian, near the North Esk.

   2.6 km · mansion in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Duddingston House

   Duddingston House is an 18th-century mansion in Edinburgh, Scotland, located south-east of the village of Duddingston. It was built in the 1760s for James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn, and was designed by Sir William Chambers.

   3.6 km · house repurposed as hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Duddingston Kirk

   Duddingston Kirk is a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, located adjacent to Holyrood Park in Duddingston Village, on the east side of the City of Edinburgh. Regular services are held at the kirk.

   3.9 km · church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Reid Memorial Church

   The Reid Memorial Church is a church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, located in the Blackford area on the south side of the city. It was a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

   3.8 km · church of Scotland church in Edinburgh · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Liberton Tower

   Liberton Tower is a four-storey, square-plan tower house in the Edinburgh suburb of Liberton, on the east side of the Braid Hills.

   2.8 km · four-storey, square-plan tower house in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Mavisbank House

   Mavisbank is a country house outside Loanhead, south of Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland. It was designed by architect William Adam in collaboration with his client, Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, and was constructed between 1723 and 1727.

   3.7 km · house in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Elginhaugh

    Elginhaugh Roman Fort was a Roman fort of the 1st century AD, located in Midlothian, Scotland. Elginhaugh is the most completely excavated timber-built auxiliary fort in the Roman Empire.

    3.3 km · archaeological site in Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gilmerton

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 16 km · Glasgow (GLA), 81 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 101 km

Stations

Newcraighall railway station, 4 km · Shawfair railway station, 3 km · Newington (Edinburgh) railway station, 3.6 km · Duddingston & Craigmillar railway station, 3.2 km

• Glasgow → Gilmerton

  65 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £7–10
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Gilmerton

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £12–16
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Gilmerton

  141 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £17–23
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