Forum:Hogwarts Location

Boatdrinks (talk) 08:46, January 15, 2016 (UTC)

Hi Harry Potter Fans,

Please can you help by shining some light on where in the books the location of Hogwarts is confirmed. On here it is dinfed categorically as being in Scotland, but I do not recall this ever being mention in the books. There is no doubt that the amazing highlands where used for filming shots for the movies, including the stunning Glenfinnan Viaduct and the many Lochs and mountains.

But the list of locations around England used for the movies was extensive, most importantly Goathland Station in Yorkshire, which used for Hogsmeade Station, especially for the closing shot of The Philospher's Stone with Hogwarts clearly towering above in the background.

I have no horse in the race for where Hogwarts is located, whether it is Scotland, England or Hogsmeade, I would just like to know for sure. As if it is never clearly stated in the books, why would it not just be described as being in Great Britain and not the specifics of Scotland. I tweeted JK with success, so if anyone could shed some light on whether JK has every discussed this in an interview, that that would be great (and help settle the debate between my wife and I).

Cheers