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Lauriston Castle: Tower house with later mansion 16th century The original tower was extended in the 19th century. Now owned by City of Edinburgh Council and still in use. Lennox Tower: Tower house 15th century Ruin Liberton Tower: Tower house 17th century Still occupied as a residence Merchiston Castle: Tower house 15th century
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.. This List of places in Edinburgh is a list of links for any inner city area, suburb, town, village, hamlet, castle, historic house, nature reserve, museum, art gallery, university, park, landmark and other place of interest in the City of Edinburgh council area of Scotland
The modern city now extends south to the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh council area also includes a rural area to the west, containing several villages including South Queensferry, Kirkliston and Balerno. There are over 4,500 listed buildings in Edinburgh, [5] of which around 900 are listed at category A.
The castle was bequeathed to the Edinburgh Corporation (post 1975 known as Edinburgh City Council) and hosts the Lord Provost's annual Garden Party. [1] The house is a Category A listed building [ 2 ] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland .
Castles in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. E. Edinburgh Castle (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Castles in ...
Edinburgh Castle: Edinburgh: 1130 Chapel The oldest building in Edinburgh. [95] Cubbie Roo's Castle: Wyre: Orkney: c. 1145 Castle The ruins include a small square keep still extant to 2.4 metres (8 ft) in height. [96] Castle Sween: Knapdale: Argyll and Bute: c. 1150 Castle The main structure is a mid-12th-century quadrangle with later towers ...
City of Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle . The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town , beginning in the 1760s.