Mining Memorial

Mining Memorial: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mining Memorial

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mining Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.86671, -3.06714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mining Memorial

• Dalkeith Palace · fort · Northumberland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hawthornden Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crichton Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Roslin Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Inveresk Lodge Garden · sanctuary · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Inveresk Roman Fort (site of) · fort · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• St Michael's Kirk Inveresk · church · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Craigmillar Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Oldwoodhouselee Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fa'side Castle · fort · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Robin Chapel · church · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Newhailes House & Gardens · park · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Duddingston Loch · lake · City of Edinburgh · ~12 km · Must-see
• Duddingston Kirk · church · City of Edinburgh · ~12 km · Must-see
• Reid Memorial Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~12 km · Must-see
• Priestfield Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~13 km · Must-see
• Blackford Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mining Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Mining Memorial

• Dalkeith Palace · fort · Northumberland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hawthornden Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crichton Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Roslin Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Inveresk Roman Fort (site of) · fort · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Craigmillar Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Oldwoodhouselee Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fa'side Castle · fort · East Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• William Henry Miller Mausoleum · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brassfounders Column · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~14 km · Must-see

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