
What is recorded here
Castlelaw is a post-medieval building in Midlothian, Scotland. It stands beside older fort remains and military ranges, where human hands have shaped the land for defence and living across centuries. The area has served as a training ground and settlement, layering purpose upon purpose. People may have walked these grounds for practice, residence, or witness, leaving behind structures that still mark the earth.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlelaw as Building (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Castlelaw HillRing Ditch House (prehistoric) · 254 yd
Glencorse ReservoirBoundary Stone (19th Century) (1819) · 312 yd
Glencorse Reservoir, Glen CottageCottage (19th Century) · 387 yd
Castlelaw FortViewpoint · 647 yd
Allermuir Hill and the KirkburnMountain or hill · 1190 yd
C.T.R. WilsonMemorial · 1247 yd
Kirkton CottageCottage (19th Century), Farm Labourers Cottage (19th Century) · 1333 yd
Fraser Tytler MemorialMemorial · 1391 yd
Bell's HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Mauricewood Road, PenicuikNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.4 mi
Gask HillMountain / peak · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0