skip to main content

Blog
- Art & design
- Castles
- Cycling
- Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Festival
- Food & drink
- General
- History
- Music
- Sport
- Walking
- Whisky
- Wildlife
Castles
History
- Castles
- Ancient history
  - barrows
  - brochs
  - cairns
  - caves
  - chambered cairns
  - cists
  - crannogs
  - cursus monuments
  - forts
  - henges
  - rock art
  - sacred sites
  - souterrains
  - standing stones
  - stone circles
- Pictish history
- Clans
- Trace your ancestors
Culture
Eat
Drink
Stay
Travel guide
Walking
- Munros
- West Highland Way
Photos
Offers

Castle Gogar

In 1592 Jean Erskine, daughter of Alexander Erskine of Gogar and sister of Sir Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie, married George Auchinleck of Balmanno.

During the Gowrie Conspiracy of 1600 when Alexander Ruthven, son of the 3rd Earl of Gowrie, lured James VI to the Ruthvens’ house in Perth, Gowrie House, Sir Thomas Erskine of Gogar and Sir Hugh Herries killed the 3rd Earl’s brother, also Alexander, and may also have killed the 3rd Earl. As a reward for coming to his aid the King granted the lands and castle of Dirleton to Sir Thomas.

stay in a castle

Alternative names for Castle Gogar

Gogar Castle; Gogar House

Clans associated with Castle Gogar

Surnames associated with Castle Gogar

Where is Castle Gogar?

Castle Gogar is in the parish of Edinburgh and the county of Midlothian.

Grid reference:NT 16508 73018

Lat / long:55.942991,-3.338206

Bing Maps | Google Maps | Historic maps (NLS) | OpenStreetMap | Ordnance Survey | PastMap | Streetmap | Wikimapia

OS Map for Castle Gogar

Edinburgh (Musselburgh & Queensferry)
OS Explorer map 350

Directions to Castle Gogar

Enter a starting point

Weather at Castle Gogar

3°C
max 5°C / min 2°C

9km/h SE
1006mb
85%
75%
06:00 18:37

Light rain
Weather observed at Turnhouse at 02:21

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 3

David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1889

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Castle Gogar

Craigiehall

Ratho (site of)

Carlowrie Castle (site of)

Hermiston (site of)

Broomhall (possible) (site of)

Whitehouse

Corstorphine Castle (site of)

Hallyards Castle (site of)

Todshaugh (site of)

more castles....

Ancient sites near Castle Gogar

Cammo Stone standing stone

Lochend standing stone

Huly Hill barrow and standing stones

Wester Craiglockhart Hill fort

Kaimes Hill fort

Edinburgh Castle fort

Buck Stane standing stone

Caiy Stane standing stone and rock art

Cat Stanes (site of) cairns

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Castle Gogar

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Court Cave Class I rock carving

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

Tullibole Class III cross slab

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Castle Gogar

Borland silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Hoardweel silver chain

Whitecleugh silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle Gogar

Hostival – Carnival Camp

hostel, campsite, barEdinburgh

Premier Inn Edinburgh Park (The Gyle)

hotel, restaurant, café, barEdinburgh

Norton House Hotel & Spa

hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh

Craigie’s farm deli and café

caféSouth Queensferry

Best Western Edinburgh Capital Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh

Holiday Inn Edinburgh

hotel, bar, restaurantEdinburgh

Hampton Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantEdinburgh

Holiday Inn Edinburgh City West

hotel, bar, restaurantEdinburgh

The Two Bridges

restaurantSouth Queensferry

Premier Inn Edinburgh Airport (Newbridge)

hotel, restaurantEdinburgh

more food.... / more drink....