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Wardie Castle

Wardie Castle was built in the early 16th century and was later incorporated into Wardie House.

The original castle is thought to have been built in 1504 by the Towers family of Inverleith but was destroyed during the Rough Wooing of 1544.

Owned by the Boswalls of Wardie in the 18th century, it fell into disrepair and was extensively reconstructed around 1780 as Wardie House and again in 1860.

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Alternative names for Wardie Castle

Wairdie; Warda; Wardie House; Wardie Tower; Waredey; Waredy; Weardie; Weirdie; Weirdy; Werdy

Surnames associated with Wardie Castle

Fairlie

Ramsay

Where is Wardie Castle?

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

Grid reference:NT 24316 76987

Lat / long:55.979874,-3.214456

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Directions to Wardie Castle

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Weather at Wardie Castle

4°C
max 5°C / min 2°C
9km/h SE
1006mb
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06:00 18:36

Light rain
Weather observed at Edinburgh at 02:15
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Wardie Castle

Royston Castle (site of)

1.6km away

Inverleith (site of)

1.7km away

Granton Castle (site of)

1.8km away

Pilrig House

2.4km away

Pilton (site of)

2.4km away

Groathill (possible) (site of)

2.8km away

Drylaw

2.9km away

Dean House (site of)

3.0km away

Muirhouse (site of)

3.1km away
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Ancient sites near Wardie Castle

Edinburgh Castle fort

3.6km away

Arthur's Seat fort

5.4km away

Dunsapie fort

5.4km away

Samson's Ribs fort

5.6km away

Wester Craiglockhart Hill fort

7.1km away

Cammo Stone standing stone

7.2km away

Buck Stane standing stone

7.8km away

Caiy Stane standing stone and rock art

8.6km away

Cat Stanes (site of) cairns

8.7km away
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Pictish stones near Wardie Castle

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

3.5km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

4.0km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

4.0km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

22.3km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

22.4km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

22.7km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

22.7km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

28.4km away

East Lomond Hill Class I symbol stone

29.2km away
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Pictish sites near Wardie Castle

Haddington silver chain

27.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

34.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

34.6km away

Borland silver chain

35.7km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

37.4km away

Whitlaw silver chain

38.6km away

Hoardweel silver chain

56.9km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

71.3km away

Dunnicaer fort

125.4km away
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Accommodation near Wardie Castle

Heriott Park Guest House
hotelEdinburgh
1.1km away
Garfield Guest House Edinburgh
hotelEdinburgh
1.1km away
Ardleigh Guest House
bed and breakfastEdinburgh
1.1km away
Heriott Park Apartments
self-catering apartmentEdinburgh
1.1km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh Leith Waterfront
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
1.3km away
Bonnington Guest House
bed and breakfastEdinburgh
1.6km away
Victoria Park House Hotel
hotelEdinburgh
1.6km away
A-Haven Townhouse Hotel
hotelEdinburgh
1.7km away
Hot-el Apartments Edinburgh Waterfront
self-catering apartmentsEdinburgh
1.8km away
Ocean Apartments
self-catering apartmentsEdinburgh
1.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Wardie Castle

Starbank Inn
barEdinburgh
0.8km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh Leith Waterfront
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
1.3km away
The Haven Café
caféEdinburgh
1.7km away
Piano Café
caféEdinburgh
2.1km away
Earthy Canonmills
café, restaurantEdinburgh
2.1km away
Circle Café
caféEdinburgh
2.2km away
The Blue Bear
caféEdinburgh
2.2km away
Russian Passion
caféEdinburgh
2.2km away
The Other Place
barEdinburgh
2.2km away
Café Tiki
caféEdinburgh
2.3km away
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Published on the 24th of April 2016 at 1:42 pm. Updated on the 24th of April 2016 at 6:54 pm.

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