List of castles in East Lothian

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This is a list of castles in East Lothian.

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NameTypeDateConditionOwnershiplocationNotesPicture
Auldhame Castle tower house 16th centuryruin Seacliff NT602847 Auldhame Castle.jpg
Ballencrieff Castle tower house1507, 1586restoredprivate; next to pig farm Ballencrieff NT487783 Ballencrieff Castle, East Lothian - geograph.org.uk - 667965.jpg
Barnes Castle uncompleted castleruin Haddington
NT529766
Extensive castle planned, but never completed above the vaults. [1] Barnes Castle, East Lothian.JPG
The Bass curtain wall & keep16th centuryruinopen for visitors (via boat trip)Bass Rock
NT602873
later adapted for artillery; stone used to build lighthouse [2] Bass Rock Castle Lighthouse 1.jpg
Black Castle No remains Cockburnspath
NT738707
some remains existed until c. 1800 [3]
Byres Castle 13th centuryNo remains
Dirleton Castle fortress13th centurypartly ruined Historic Scotland Dirleton
NT518840
Dirleton S.jpg
Dunbar Castle ruin Dunbar
NT67827930
Dunbar Harbour and Castle, 1987.jpg
Fa'side Castle Tower house (altered keep)15th centuryRestored 1970sPrivate Tranent
NT378710
Also known as Faside, Fawside and Falside ScottishCastle.jpg
Fenton Tower Tower house1587RestoredPrivate North Berwick
NT543822
In use as a hotel, also featured on Balamory Fenton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 366565.jpg
Gamelshiel Castle Tower house14th centuryRuin Lammermuir Hills NT649648 Gamelshiel Castle (remains of) - geograph.org.uk - 103058.jpg
Garleton Castle Courtyard castle16th centuryPartially occupiedPrivate Haddington
NT509767
Partially restored with remaining part ruined Garleton Castle.jpg
Hailes Castle Keep & ranges14th centuryRuin Historic Scotland East Linton
NT575758
Ranges and towers 15th-16th century HailesN.jpg
Innerwick Castle 14th centuryRuin Innerwick Innerwick Castle.jpg
Keith Marischal Occupied Keith front.jpg
Kilspindie Castle Ruin Kilspindie Castle, East Lothian - geograph.org.uk - 750741.jpg
Lennoxlove Occupied Duke of Hamilton Open to the public Lennoxlove House - geograph.org.uk - 37990.jpg
Luffness Castle Tower house16th centuryalteredprivate Aberlady
NT476804
castle on site from 13th century
Markle Castle Tower house14th centuryRuinNT57957754
Ormiston Castle Tower house16th centuryRuin
Penshiel Tower Ruin
Preston Tower keep15th centuryruin NTS; free access (exterior view & garden & doocot) Prestonpans, next to Hamilton House
NT393742
Two storeys added in 17th century. Currently in council-maintained grounds. [4] Preston Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1031308.jpg
Redhouse Castle courtyard castle16th centuryruinfree access through market garden Longniddry
NT463770
Redhouse Castle.jpg
Saltcoats Castle Courtyard castle16th centuryRuin Gullane
Saltoun Hall or Castle Elizabethan house 16th centuryoccupiedprivate Pencaitland
NT461685
building incorporates remnants of 12th-century castle [5]
Smeaton House Courtyard castle15th centuryModifiedPrivate Inveresk Now part of a farm
Stoneypath Tower tower house16th centuryrestored Nunraw Abbey
NT596713
Tantallon Castle courtyard castle14th centuryruinHistoric Scotland North Berwick
NT596851
Tantallon Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1803318.jpg
Tranent Tower Tower house16th centuryRuin Tranent Tranent Tower.jpg
Waughton Castle 14th centuryRuin Whitekirk Waughton Castle and Doocot - geograph.org.uk - 137844.jpg
Whittingehame Tower keep15th centuryOccupied Balfour family East Linton
NT602733
Whittingehame Tower.jpg
Yester Castle Castle & keep13th centuryRuinprivate Gifford
NT556667
Includes an underground vault known as the Goblin Ha' Vaulted entrance to Yester Castle - geograph.org.uk - 873903.jpg

See also

Notes

  1. Coventry, p. 79
  2. Coventry, p. 82
  3. Coventry, p. 89
  4. Coventry, p. 356
  5. Coventry, p. 372

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Preston Tower, East Lothian

Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House.

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