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Crichton Castle

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Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle
Phone:
+44 1875 320017

Hours:
Sunday9:30am - 5:30pm
Monday9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday9:30am - 5:30pm


Crichton is a small village and parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 mi south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'. The first element is less certain, however, and could be from Gaelic crioch 'border' or Cumbric craig 'rock'.To the west of the village is the 15th-century parish church, formerly a collegiate church, established by William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1439 to 1453. To the south of the church is Crichton Castle, begun in the late 14th century by William's father John de Crichton and featuring a fine 16th-century Italianate courtyard façade. The civil parish has a population of 1,223 in 2011.
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