
What is recorded here
Castlehill School, 17 Johnston Terrace, Janitor's House stands as a 19th-century residence built in 1887. It is a private dwelling, not a public attraction, yet its walls likely held the quiet rhythms of domestic life long before modern cameras arrived. The house remains a steady marker of Edinburgh's layered past, waiting for someone to notice its shape and remember the people who first walked its rooms.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Castlehill School, 17 Johnston Terrace, Janitor's House as House (19th Century) (1887). 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
Edinburgh, Castlehill, Duke of Gordon's HouseTown House (period Unassigned) · 14 yd
The former Tolbooth ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 30 yd
The Scotch Whisky ExperienceHeritage attraction · 34 yd
Telephone boxes, Castle WyndCastle, fort or tower · 39 yd
Edinburgh Castle Esplanade from the castle battlementsCastle, fort or tower · 49 yd
Welcome to Johnston Terrace Wildlife ReserveVisitor information · 49 yd
Eaglais Ghàidhealach Dhùn-ÈideannMemorial · 57 yd
Johnston Terrace GardenNature reserve · 60 yd
78th Highlanders MemorialMemorial · 84 yd
Mound Place, New CollegeCobbled Road (period Unknown), Midden (period Unknown) · 93 yd
Royal Mile Johnston TerraceVisitor information · 131 ydOther information
Photo: Tom Sargent · CC BY-SA 2.0