Tantallon Castle

Tantallon Castle
	Near North Berwick, East Lowden, Scotland; OSGB grid reference NT596851
	Approach tae Tantallon frae the sooth
	Tantallon Castle
Coordinates	56°03′23″N 2°39′02″W / 56.0564°N 2.6506°W
Teep	Castle o enceinte
Site information
Owner	Historic Scotland
Controlled bi	Yerl o Angus
Open tae; the public	Yes
Condeetion	Ruined
Site history
Biggit	c.1350
Biggit bi	William Douglas, 1st Earl o Douglas
In use	Until 1650
Materials	Stone

Tantallon Castle is a mid-14t-century castle, locatit 5 km (3.1 mi) east o North Berwick, in East Lowden, Scotland. It sits atouer a ness conter the Bauss Rock, leukin oot ontae the Firth o Forth. The last medieval curtain wa castle tae be construckit in Scotland,^[1] Tantallon comprises the ae wa blockin aff the ness, wi the ither three side naitrally proteckit bi sea heuchs.

References

↑ Lindsay, The Castles of Scotland, p.440–442

[Lindsay-1] Lindsay, The Castles of Scotland, p.440–442

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