In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Craigmillar like this:

Craigmillar Castle, ruins, in co. and 3 miles SE. of Edinburgh; was a favourite residence of Queen Mary.

Craigmillar through time

Craigmillar is now part of EDINBURGH CITY OF City. Click here for graphs and data of how EDINBURGH CITY OF has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Craigmillar itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Craigmillar, in Edinburgh City Of and Midlothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21847

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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