Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh
Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh
The original tower house of the late 1300s is at the core. Craigmillar was among the first of this type of castle to be built in Scotland. The courtyard wall, built in the 1400s, is well preserved, with gunholes shaped like inverted keyholes. A private family chapel and other secondary buildings lie inside the wall.
Owner Sir Simon Preston was a loyal supporter of Mary, who had appointed him Provost of Edinburgh. Ironically, he would become her jailer for her first night as a prisoner after her capture in 1567. Mary was taken from his townhouse in the High Street to Lochleven Castle the next day.
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