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Bavelaw Castle

Balerno · 16 miles

Perched above Threipmuir Reservoir in the Pentland Hills, the former hunting lodge lies two miles south of Balerno and four miles west of Penicuik, within the City of Edinburgh council area. The site, recorded as a Category A listed building since 1971, presents a harled rubble tower of three storeys, an adjoining circular turret on the north-eastern corner and a later single-storey wing projecting to the south-east. Vaulted ground-floor chambers and a distinctive lower northern room hint at the original 16th-century L-plan tower erected by Walter Dundas; the first-floor chamber above is known locally as Queen Mary’s Room. Ownership passed from the Braids to the Fairlies, then through marriage to the Forresters of Niddry, and later to the Mowbrays of Barnbougle in the 1500s. King James VI granted Easter and Wester Bavelaw to Laurence Scott of Harperrig in 1628, after which Scott enlarged the house, possibly adding the south-east wing. Following a period of decline, Sir Robert Lorimer restored and extended the structure in 1900, linking outbuildings, enlarging windows, adding a turret to the attic and converting the basement. A further alteration occurred in 1938 under the architectural practice Dick Peddie & McKay. The castle’s historic fabric and its association with Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI provide a tangible link to Scotland’s royal past, while its remote hill-top setting offers a clear view of the surrounding landscape.

Forest Holidays Glentress Forest

Linnburn · 12 miles

This site contains eco-sensitive log cabins with hot tubs and a Forest Retreat bar, restaurant. cafe and shop. Activities available include Forest Ranger and nature based activities.

March Stone - Mousemill

Kirkfieldbank · 13 miles

Boundary stone of the Royal Burgh of Lanark

Clyde Valley Family Park

Birkhill · 16 miles

A whole day out for the whole family to play together. Visit facebook for more information.

Grey Mare's Tail (NTS)

Over Kirkhope · 17 miles

Within Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve, National Trust for Scotland

Malleny Curling Pond

Hermiston · 17 miles

The former Malleny Curling Pond built before 1833. The outline of the pond is clear on the ground. South of the old pond there is a ruin of a small stone clubhouse. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ay9YqGKsM9-GetpAqz1dinPIMsM5OUxcFq4zAzJlKGU