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Lauriston Castle

16th-century tower house in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lauriston Castle

Summary

Lauriston Castle is a tower house[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of tower_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lauriston Castle is located in City of Edinburgh[3].
  • Lauriston Castle is located in Edinburgh[4].
  • Lauriston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Lauriston Castle's instance of is recorded as tower house[6].
  • Lauriston Castle's instance of is recorded as local authority museum[7].
  • Lauriston Castle is made of stone[8].
  • Lauriston Castle took place at Edinburgh[9].
  • Lauriston Castle is part of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh[10].
  • Lauriston Castle's Commons category is recorded as Lauriston Castle[11].
  • 1590 marks the founding of Lauriston Castle[12].
  • Lauriston Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NT2029476097[13].
  • Lauriston Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9712275969581, 'lon': -3.27862952785327}[14].
  • Lauriston Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/lauriston-castle[15].
  • Lauriston Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lauriston Castle[16].
  • Lauriston Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[17].
  • Lauriston Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Lauriston Castle[18].
  • Lauriston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[19].
  • Lauriston Castle's different from is recorded as Lauriston Castle[20].
  • Lauriston Castle's connects with is recorded as designed landscape at Lauriston Castle[21].
  • Lauriston Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Edinburgh West[22].
  • Lauriston Castle's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[23].

Body

Founding

1590 marks the founding of Lauriston Castle[12].

Identity

Lauriston Castle is part of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh[10].

Why It Matters

Lauriston Castle ranks in the top 6% of tower_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/lauriston-castle
    Heritage designation → category A listed building
    Made from material → stone
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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