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Midlothian, Scotland

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Morningside 0.7 milesFairmilehead 0.7 milesLiberton 1.7 milesColinton 2.1 milesNiddrie 2.2 milesCraigmillar 2.7 milesEdinburgh 2.7 milesKaimes 3 miles
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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in Hillend

Days out around Hillend – castles, lakes, hills, nature reserves and more, including 3 in Hillend itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏰 Castles & stately homes4🏞️ Lakes & lochs2⛰️ Hills & peaks6🌿 Nature reserves3🏛️ Museums2🌳 Parks & gardens31🗿 Monuments & memorials32🏚️ Ruins1🏺 Archaeological sites3🖼️ Galleries2📸 Landmarks & sights1🛝 Playgrounds3

Days out

🏰 Castles & stately homes

🏰 Castle

Merchiston Tower

Church Hill · 1.2 miles

Birth place of John Napier (Inventor of logarithms)

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🏰 Castle

Liberton Tower

Alnwickhill · 1.2 miles

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🏰 Castle

Craiglockhart Castle

Craiglockhart · 1.2 miles

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🏰 Castle

Colinton Castle

Colinton · 1.9 miles

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🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Elf Loch

Buckstone · 0.6 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Blackford Pond

Midmar · 0.6 miles

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⛰️ Hills & peaks

⛰️ Peak

Buckstone Snab

Hillend · 0.1 miles · 208 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

The Braids

Hillend · 0.6 miles · 178 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Blackford Hill

Midmar · 0.6 miles · 164 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Galach Law

Frogston · 1.2 miles · 205 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Easter Craiglockhart Hill

Happy Valley · 1.2 miles · 157 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Wester Craiglockhart Hill

Craiglockhart · 1.2 miles · 175 m above sea level

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🌿 Nature reserves

🌿 Nature reserve

Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve

Midmar · 0.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Agassiz Rock SSSI

Blackford Hill · 0.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Easter Craiglockhart Hill Local Nature Reserve

Happy Valley · 1.2 miles

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🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

Cockburn Geological Museum

West Mains · 1.2 miles

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🏛️ Museum

Heart of Midlothian Museum

Tynecastle · 1.9 miles

Tynecastle Terrace, Edinburgh

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🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Braidburn Valley Park

Greenbank · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Braid Hills

Hillend · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

The Knoll

Buckstone · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Fairmilehead Park

Caiystane · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Bellrock Park

Fairmilehead · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Buckstone Park and Woods

Fairmilehead · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Morningside Park

Comiston · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Colinton Mains Park

Firrhill · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Oxgangs Brae Park

Hunter's Tryst · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Seven Acre Park

Alnwickhill · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Liberton Park

Liberton · 1.2 miles

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🌳 Park

Harrison Park West

Shandon · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Harrison Park East

Polwarth · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Bruntsfield Links

Marchmont · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

St Katharine's Park

Gracemount · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Ventnor Park

Newington · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Fountainbridge Green

Fountainbridge · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Waverley Park

Newington · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

White Park

Tynecastle · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

The Meadows

Quartermile · 1.9 miles

♿ Wheelchair accessible
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🌳 Park

Dalry Community Park

Dalry · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Inch Park

Nether Liberton · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Colinton and Craiglockhart Dells

Kingsknowe · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Murieston Park

Murieston · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Gracemount Community Park

Gracemount · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Hillend Country Park

Lothianburn · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Duff Street Woodland

Murieston · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Redhall Park

Redhall · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Polofields

Bonaly · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Westfield Park

Gorgie · 1.9 miles

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🌳 Park

Dovecot Park

Kingsknowe · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monuments & memorials

🗿 Monument

Bore Stone

Church Hill · 1.2 miles

Large stone with plaque, stating that the Royal Standard (flag) was pitched in the stone ahead of the Battle of Flodden (1513).

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🗿 Monument

MillStone Memorial to Graham Priestley

Craiglockhart · 1.9 miles

Memorial for Graham Priestley, founder trustee of The Water of Leith Conservation Trust

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🗿 Monument

Masons' Pillars

Lauriston · 1.9 miles

Figurine of a unicorn rampant atop a stone column

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🗿 Monument

Masons' Pillars

Lauriston · 1.9 miles

Figurine of a unicorn rampant atop a stone column

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🗿 Monument

Millennium Stone

Quartermile · 1.9 miles

Laid in 2000 to commemorate the Meadows Millennium Park status

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🗿 Monument

Memorial sundial

Braid Hills · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

CWGC Cross of Sacrifice

Morningside · 0.6 miles

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🗿 Monument

Harrison Memorial Arch

West Mains · 1.2 miles

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College War Memorial
🗿 Monument

College War Memorial

Merchiston · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

David Brewster Statue

West Mains · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

Craiglockhart Vickers Wellington X3707 Memorial Cairn

Happy Valley · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

Covenanters

Redford · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

Covenanters Monument

Redford · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion - Afghanistan Memorial

Dreghorn · 1.2 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Liberton · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

3 Rifles in Afghanistan Memorial

Redford · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Newington · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Lt Allan Ker Memorial

Sciennes · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Doctor Guthrie's Schools War Memorial

Liberton · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Tynecastle · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Helen Acquroff Memorial Fountain

Quartermile · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Prince Albert Victor Sundial

Lauriston · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Craigmillar Park · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Liberton · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Redhall · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Thomas Nelson Publishers War Memorial

St Leonards · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

James Harrison Ghost Bike

Greenend · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Edinburgh Meat Market Archway

Tollcross · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Gorgie War Memorial Hall

Gorgie · 1.9 miles

Gorgie Road 338, Edinburgh EH11 2QU

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🗿 Monument

Colinton Parish War Memorial

Colinton · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

Keane Wallis-Bennett Memorial Garden

Greenend · 1.9 miles

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🗿 Monument

War Memorial

Prestonfield · 1.9 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

🏚️ Ruins

Liberton Anti Aircraft Battery

Alnwickhill · 1.2 miles

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🏺 Archaeological sites

🏺 Archaeological site

Hanging Stanes

Morningside · 0.6 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Caiy Stane

Caiystane · 0.6 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Balm Well

Kaimes · 1.9 miles

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Days out

📸 Landmarks & sights

📸 Landmark

Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

Blackford Hill · 0.6 miles

Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ

♿ Wheelchair accessible
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🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Football area

Tollcross · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Magnet Play Area

Southside · 1.9 miles

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🛝 Playground

Playpark

Tollcross · 1.9 miles

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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Hillend.

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