Craiglockhart Castle is ruined tower house in the Craiglockhart

Craiglockhart

Craiglockhart is a suburb in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying between Colinton to the south, Morningside to the east Merchiston to the north east and Kingsknowe to the west...

 district of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is situated in the Craiglockhart Campus

Craiglockhart Hydropathic

Craiglockhart Hydropathic, now a part of Edinburgh Napier University and known as Craiglockhart Campus, is a building with surrounding grounds in Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland.-Origins:...

 of Edinburgh Napier University, to the north of Wester Craiglockhart Hill. Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland

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 record that the tower was built by the Lockharts of Lee

Lockharts of Lee

The Lockharts of Lee are a Lanarkshire family that trace their descent from Sir Simon Locard...

 in the 15th century, although other sources state that it was the work of the Kincaid family during the 12th century. It was originally four storeys high, but now only the first and part of the second storey remain. The tower measures 8.7 by, and the walls are 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) thick. The ruin is protected as a category B listed building, and as a scheduled monument.