TV characters - but what is the real story of Midhope Castle, the building which doubles as Outlander's Lallybroch.Used as an exterior film setting during both Season 1 and 2 of the hit show, the actual site that is used to represent Broch Tuarach (north-facing tower in Gaelic) is a 16th-century townhouse that lies just 30 miles outside of Edinburgh.Lovingly called Lallybroch (meaning lazy tower according the Outlander Wiki) by the Fraser family, in the show it is described by Claire (Caitriona Balfe) as "a handsome three-story manor of harled white stone", and is part of a larger estate, including sixty crofts and a small village, which the family own.Home to first Jamie's parents, then his sister Jenny and her husband Ian Murray, it is.