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Dalhousie Castle today

Scotland · Restored

Dalhousie Castle

Dalhousie Castle is a red sandstone L-plan castle near Bonnyrigg in Midlothian, Scotland, long-held by the Ramsay family and now used as a hotel. The surviving fabric includes a mid-15th-century drum tower and a larger 17th-century main block with crenellated parapets and corner turrets.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

Its prime

1650

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1650

The shape it held in its prime.

A compact L-plan red/brown sandstone castle with a prominent cylindrical drum tower to the left and a rectangular three- to four-storey main block to the right, all topped by crenellated parapets and small round corner turrets. The main façade has regularly spaced sash-style windows, a central high arched entrance between the two ranges, a tall stone chimney rising from the roofline, and climbing ivy on parts of the lower walls; a gravel forecourt and clipped lawn sit before the entrance.

Step inside

8 places to explore in 1650.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Dalhousie Castle — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Forecourt approachDrum tower (exterior)Main façade and windowsCentral arched entranceBattlements and rooflineWalled gardenRiver Esk overlookFormer moat and excavated section

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