Historic houses near Edinburgh
8 famous and historic houses within 25 km of Edinburgh, including Holyrood Palace, St Giles' Cathedral, Bute House.
Quick answers
- What historic houses are near Edinburgh?
- 8 famous houses on this map lie within 25 km of Edinburgh; the closest is St Giles' Cathedral (about 0 km).
- Are there house museums near Edinburgh?
- Yes: 1 of them are house museums, including Gosford House.
Nearest first
- St Giles' Cathedral about 0 km
- Greyfriars Kirk about 1 km
- Bute House about 1 km
- Holyrood Palace about 2 km
- Craig House about 4 km
- Dundas Castle about 14 km
- Gosford House about 20 km · house museum
- House of the Binns about 21 km
Straight-line distance from the town centre given by GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Opening times change; check each house before you visit.
Top houses
Holyrood PalaceElizabeth II · Edinburgh
St Giles' CathedralJohn Knox · Edinburgh
Bute HouseNicola Sturgeon · Edinburgh
Greyfriars KirkGeorge Gillespie · Edinburgh
House of the BinnsTam Dalyell · West Lothian
Dundas CastleJack Stewart-Clark · Edinburgh
Craig HouseMaurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster · Edinburgh
Gosford HouseAmanda Feilding · East Lothian