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Cousland Castle

📷 Archaeology Scotland · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.90424, -2.99771

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 136m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Broad Centurion, Denticollis linearis · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Broad Centurion, Denticollis linearis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
North Esk WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pencaitland Railway WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 196Cycling route
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cousland Castle Archaeology Dig 2

📷 Archaeology Scotland · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cousland Castle Archaeology Dig 2

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mayfield ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Pinkie Braes ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Lewisvale ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Polson Public ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Carberry EstateUrban park1.6 km→🌱Ormiston ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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