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Midhope Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west of South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It is a Category A listed building.
Aug 16, 2024 · The real Lallybroch can be found at Midhope Castle just 30 minutes drive outside of Edinburgh in South Queensferry. Midhope Castle, Lallybroch or Brach Tuarach, can be found on the wider Hopetoun Estate.
Sep 15, 2016 · The castle, known fictionally as ‘Lallybroch’, is used as an exterior film location during both Season 1 and 2. Hopetoun grants public access to the exterior of the castle but all visitors must adhere to some guidelines and obtain a vehicle pass to visit.
Midhope Castle – Outlander’s Lallybroch. Last day to visit Midhope in 2024 will be Saturday 30th November. But the adventure doesn’t end there. Venture further into the sprawling estate to discover Midhope Castle, the real-life inspiration for the fictional Lallybroch, Jamie Fraser’s ancestral home.
Midhope Castle is an impressive derelict tower house, once home to the Lindsays, and used as Lallybroch in the Outlander TV series, in the Hopetoun estate, near Linlithgow in West Lothian in central Scotland.
Midhope Castle is believed to have been built in the mid-late 15th Century (earliest reference 1458) and today stands as a derelict castle on private land on the Hopetoun Estate near the village of Abercorn.
The castle stands set back from the coast of the River Forth to the north on a slight eminence rising above Midhope Glen to the east, through which flows the Midhope Burn separating the site from the land to the east and south.
In the 15th-century Midhope belonged to the Martin family. During the latter 16th century, the castle belonged to Alexander Drummond of Midhope, brother to Robert Drummond of Carnock , Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland .
Aug 29, 2020 · Outlander fans might recognise this as ‘Lallybroch’, or Broch Tuarach, but it is in fact Midhope Castle. Built by John Martyne, the Laird of Midhope in the 15th Century and sits on some of the impressive 6,500 acres of land that the Hopetoun Estate covers.
Midhope Castle is located in open countryside about 10 miles west of Edinburgh. As there is no direct public transport to our location we strongly recommend travel by your own transport, taking an official tour which includes a visit to Midhope Castle, or walking via The John Muir Way long distance pathway. If you decide to use UBER or a taxi ...