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Outlander · 1740s Highlands 1 scene

Craigmillar Castle

Filmed as Ardsmuir Prison

📍 Craigmillar Castle Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SY, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Craigmillar Castle
Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown

  1. Ardsmuir Prison

    S03E03 Mild spoilers

    Jamie serves a prison sentence among the surviving Jacobites.

    Jamie Fraser

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Real-world history

A ruined keep south of the city centre. Outlander uses it as Ardsmuir Prison.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Historic Environment Scotland ticket.

Parking & accessibility: On-site lot.

Best time to visit: Shoulder seasons. Pair with the Royal Mile closes.

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