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Morton House

Alternative names for Morton House

Mortoun

Where is Morton House?

Morton House is in the parish of Edinburgh and the county of Midlothian.

Grid reference: NT 25438 67768

Lat / long: 55.897237, -3.1939293

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Weather at Morton House

14°C
max 15°C / min 13°C
19km/h W
1004mb
70%
40%
03:27 21:02

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Loanhead at 16:50

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore

Castles near Morton House

Mortonhall Castle (site of)

0.9km away

Broomhill House (site of)

1.3km away

Old Comiston House

1.7km away

Liberton House

2.1km away

Liberton Tower

2.2km away

Braid Castle (site of)

2.6km away

Castle of Malbet (site of)

2.8km away

Dreghorn (site of)

3.2km away

Craig House

3.5km away
more castles....

Ancient sites near Morton House

Camus Stone (site of) standing stone

0.9km away

Cat Stanes (site of) cairns

1.1km away

Caiy Stane standing stone and rock art

1.3km away

Buck Stane standing stone

1.7km away

Wester Craiglockhart Hill fort

3.5km away

Castle Law souterrain

4.6km away

Castle Law fort

4.6km away

Samson's Ribs fort

5.1km away

Glencorse rock art

5.2km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Morton House

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

5.6km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

5.6km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

5.8km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

30.5km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

30.5km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

30.8km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

30.9km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

36.3km away

East Lomond Hill Class I symbol stone

38.4km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Morton House

Haddington silver chain

26.6km away

Borland silver chain

28.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

30.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

31.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

33.6km away

Norrie's Law hoard

42.5km away

Hoardweel silver chain

53.8km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

65.0km away

Dunnicaer fort

132.9km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Morton House

Liberton Tower
self-catering apartmentEdinburgh
2.2km away
Best Western Braid Hills Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
2.5km away
Aaron Glen Guesthouse
bed and breakfastLoanhead
2.9km away
A Flat Apart
self-catering apartmentsEdinburgh
3.6km away
Alba Executive Apartments
self-catering apartmentsEdinburgh
3.7km away
Edinburgh Highfield Guest House
hotelEdinburgh
3.8km away
Northumberland Hotel
hotelEdinburgh
3.8km away
Alba House
bed and breakfastEdinburgh
3.8km away
Smiths Guest House
hotelEdinburgh
3.8km away
Mayfield Lodge Guesthouse
hotelEdinburgh
3.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Morton House

Best Western Braid Hills Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
2.5km away
Morningside Glory
barEdinburgh
3.2km away
The Waiting Room
barEdinburgh
3.3km away
Merlin
barEdinburgh
3.7km away
Aaron Lodge
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
4.0km away
Leslie's Bar
pubEdinburgh
4.2km away
Earthy Causewayside
caféEdinburgh
4.2km away
Swany's Lounge Bar
barEdinburgh
4.3km away
Old Bell Inn
bar, restaurantEdinburgh
4.3km away
Montpeliers Bar & Brasserie
bar, restaurantEdinburgh
4.4km away
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Published on the 29th of April 2017 at 3:29 pm. Updated on the 11th of January 2025 at 5:49 pm.

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