Craigcrook Castle
Parish: Edinburgh
County: Midlothian
Grid reference: NT 21068 74272
Lat / long: 55.954991, -3.265585
Craigcrook Castle in its present form dates back to 1542, when the main tower was built by the Adamson family. Prior to that it seems to have been owned by the Graham family, their name appearing on charters from 1362.
The ground floor of the main square tower, and the upper floor of the round tower are vaulted. However the main part of the current castle dates to the early 17th century, and a wall around the garden features an archway pediment dated 1626.
Additions were made in 1835 by William Playfair, and in 1891 by Thomas Leadbetter.
Over the years Craigcrook Castle has been owned by an array of people including publishers, writers, politicians, judges and newspaper editors, and as such has been visited by several notable figures including Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen and Lord Tennyson.
