Scotland · Ruin
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle is a ruined Scottish castle near the village of Crichton in Midlothian, composed of four contiguous buildings around an inner courtyard. Built from the late 14th century and heavily altered in the 15th and 16th centuries, its most notable addition is an Italianate north range with a diamond-patterned courtyard façade attributed to Francis Stewart in the 1580s. The ruins are now cared for by Historic Environment Scotland and open to the public.
Its prime
1587
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1587
The shape it held in its prime.
A roofless, multi-range stone castle of contiguous blocks around a central courtyard, built of weathered sandstone ashlar showing warm grey-brown tones. The plan forms an L with a substantial east tower and a taller south-west tower; a later north range closes the courtyard and bears an Italianate diamond-rusticated façade. Many walls are without roofs, with tall rectangular window and door openings, crenellated parapets on some towers, and the whole sitting on a grassy mound above rolling farmland.
Step inside
12 places to explore in 1587.
The record describes 12 distinct spots at Crichton Castle — including 7 interiors: east tower vaulted hall, east tower vaulted basement, south tower first- and second-floor halls and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Crichton Castle with the fires lit.
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