It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west of South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

On 7 August 1573, on behalf of the Earl of Huntly, Drummond returned jewels belonging to Mary, Queen of Scots to Regent Morton at Holyrood Palace.

[5] It includes cinquefoil motifs and probably commemorates the marriage of Sir Robert Drummond, who became laird in 1619, to a Hamilton heiress.

[6] The family motto was "ad astra per ardua" and fragments from another painted ceiling had gold stars on a blue blackgound, represented in the crest of the coat of arms.

Midhope Castle is featured as a location in the Outlander TV series on Starz as the main character's, Jamie Fraser, family home called Lallybroch but also known as Broch Tuarach.