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Location: Cramond And Barnton, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Cammo Estate Local Nature Reserve loop

3.55km

00:56

30m

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2. Cammo Tower – Cammo House Ruins and Tower loop from Cammo

8.91km

02:20

70m

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3. Cammo House Ruins and Tower – Cammo Tower loop from Cammo

4.40km

01:10

50m

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Brian

September 29, 2017

To the west of the housing area there is the former estate of Cammo House. The house was built for John Menzies in 1693, and the surrounding parkland was laid out between 1710-26 by Sir John Clerk of Penicuik (1676–1755). In 1741, the estate passed to the Watsons of Saughton at which time it was called New Saughton. The house was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland in 1975 but, in 1977, the house was torched twice by vandals. The house was considered unsafe and was reduced to its external ground floor walls. In 1980 the City of Edinburgh Council was gifted the estate and declared it a Wilderness Park. The Council now maintain the grounds and operates a ranger service. Cammo is thought to have been the inspiration for the "House of Shaws" in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Kidnapped.

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Location: Cramond And Barnton, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Cammo House Ruins and Tower

1. Cammo Estate Local Nature Reserve loop

2. Cammo Tower – Cammo House Ruins and Tower loop from Cammo

3. Cammo House Ruins and Tower – Cammo Tower loop from Cammo

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