It's probably the most instantly recognisable Scottish site from Outlander. Midhope Castle lies just 30 miles outside of Edinburgh and is the real-life location that is used to represent Broch Tuarach (north-facing tower in Gaelic).
Showrunner Ronald D. Moore said that this 16th-century townhouse fits the "mental image" that they had of Lallybroch (meaning lazy tower according to the Outlander Wiki). It was first used as an exterior film setting during both Season 1 and 2 of the hit show.
It was one of the first locations scouted as it was needed for the flashback scenes where Jamie (Sam Heughan) first faces Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies), it's since been used for filming several times and is even set to return in season 7 with filming having recently taken place there.
In the show, it is home to first Jamie's parents, then his sister Jenny and her husband Ian Murray, it is eventually signed over to their son Young Jamie.
Filming for season 7
The show's cast and crew recently returned to Midhope for filming of season 7 with the castle being closed to visitors.
Future plans
Those lucky enough to have visited will know that for decades it's been derelict inside but recent exciting plans could be giving this historic site a new lease of life.
Part of the private Hopetoun Estate, which covers an incredible 6,500 acres of land, permission was recently granted to rejuvenate the site and use it for an innovative new purpose.
Former Diageo director Ken Robertson, and the owners of popular whisky bottler have revealed plans to build a new whisky distillery and visitor centre on the site at Hopetoun Estate in Queensferry.
Midhope Castle Distillery Company are aiming to build next to the ruin, which they also plan to restore in the long term.
However, as of yet, the work to construct the new production site has yet to begin with the castle so far remaining untouched due to the recent pandemic.
The MCD team have confirmed that work will begin on the distillery early next year.
Fans can still visit this fascinating site, with plenty of firms offering tours of the estate - should you be interested in visiting yourself, you can find out how here.
Just remember you may have to pay a small fee to access the area and the castle is not an official visitor attraction, so it has no surrounding amenities or facilities i.e. toilets or catering.
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