Mortonhall Castle (site of)

Parish: Edinburgh
County: Midlothian
Grid reference: NT 262 683
Lat / long: 55.902134, -3.181892
Alternative names: Mortonhall House
On a small hillock close to the present Mortonhall built in 1769) stood a castle with moat and drawbridge. However nothing now remains of the earlier structure.
The estate of Morton and Mortonhall was granted to Sir Henry St Clair of Rosslyn by Robert I in 1317.
