Ratho
Ratho is a Village in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Ratho postcode: EH28 8RS
There are great places to visit near Ratho including some great cities and shopping centres.
Edinburgh is one of Ratho's best, nearby cities to visit in Ratho.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Ratho like St James Quarter.
Ratho History
There are some historic monuments around Ratho:
- Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage 20th Century Military and Related: Magazines SM13686
- Almondell,footbridge & aqueduct Industrial: bridge, viaduct, aqueduct SM4242
- Hunter’s Craig or Eagle Rock, rock carving, Dalmeny Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM13612
- Craigie Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1900
- Cramond, Roman fort & civil settlement Roman: fort SM2526
- Harlaw, enclosure 300m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6188
- Niddry Farm,enclosure SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6187
- Catstane, inscribed stone and long cist cemetery 690m E of Carlowrie Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone; Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM1183
- Inch Garvie,Firth of Forth,defensive installations 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM6436
- Cramond Island, First World War and Second World War defences 20th Century Military and Related: Artillery mount SM13684
- Easter Norton,standing stone 280m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1154
- Craigpark Quarry, enclosure 450m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6229
- Dalmahoy Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1213
- Kaimes Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1172
- Dalmahoy,cross slab,St Mary's Church Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM1184
- Cairns Castle Secular: tower SM1193
- Bavelaw,steadings 60m NE of Redford Bridge Secular: farmstead SM3953
- Howlet's House,towerhouse and enclosures Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: enclosure SM5682
- Lochend Farm, standing stone 100m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1158
- Gogar Mains,fort,palisaded enclosure and field system 850m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM4573
- Duntarvie Castle Secular: castle SM1905
- Cammo Canal Secular: garden SM6440
- Staneyhill Tower Secular: castle SM1911
- Baberton Mains,enclosure 400m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6190
- Lennox Tower Secular: tower SM6200
- Auldcathie Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5610
- Tormain Hill,cup & ring marked rocks 700m NE of Bonnington Mains Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM1161
- Faucheldean,shale bing,Winchburgh Industrial: mines, quarries SM5692
- Union Canal, River Almond to River Avon Industrial: inland water SM8954
- Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond Industrial: inland water SM11097
- Camp Hill, fort 300m N of Braidwood Bridge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1163
- North Queensferry, St James' Chapel Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM9806
- Huly Hill, cairn & stone circle SW of Newbridge roundabout Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1160
- Dalmeny Park,enclosures 420m N of Mansion Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6256
- Abercorn Church, carved stones in Session House Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM7545
- Corston Hill, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6194
- Greendykes,shale bing,Broxburn Industrial: mines, quarries SM6186
- Abercorn Castle, remains of Secular: castle SM7869
- Earl Cairnie or Harlow Cairn,cairn,The Warrens Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1899
- Cammo,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM6189
