Auldhame & Scoughall
Auldhame and Scoughall are hamlets in East Lothian, Scotland. They are close to the town of North Berwick and the village of Whitekirk, and are approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh.Photo: Renata Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Auldhame”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tantallon Castle and Auldhame Castle.
Tantallon Castle
Castle
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland. It sits atop a promontory opposite the Bass Rock, looking out onto the Firth of Forth.
Auldhame Castle
Ruins
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auldhame Castle is a ruined L-plan tower house standing on a ridge above Seacliff beach, about 3 miles east of North Berwick in East Lothian, and less than half a mile from Tantallon Castle.
Bass Rock
Islet
Photo: Honge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass, is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Approximately 2 km offshore, and 5 km north-east of North Berwick, it is a steep-sided volcanic plug, 107 m at its highest point, and is home to a large colony of gannets. Bass Rock is situated 2 miles north of Auldhame & Scoughall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canty Bay and Seacliff.
Canty Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Burns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Canty Bay is a small inlet and coastal hamlet on the northern coast of East Lothian, Scotland. It is 2 miles east of North Berwick and is opposite the Bass Rock and Tantallon Castle.
Seacliff
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seacliff comprises a beach, an estate and a harbour. It lies 4 miles east of North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.
Whitekirk and Tyninghame
Village
Whitekirk and Tyninghame is a civil parish in East Lothian, Scotland, which takes its name from the two small settlements of Whitekirk and Tyninghame. The two separate ancient parishes were joined in 1761. Whitekirk and Tyninghame is situated 1½ miles south of Auldhame & Scoughall.
Auldhame & Scoughall
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.04968° or 56° 2′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.65522° or 2° 39′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C8V28XV+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4034017550OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q2880704
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Auldhame & Scoughall” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أولدم وسكول”
- Basque: “Auldhame eta Scoughall”
- Dutch: “Auldhame & Scoughall”
- French: “Auldhame & Scoughall”
- Italian: “Auldhame”
- Japanese: “オールダム・アンド・スコーガル”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Auldhame and Scoughall”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Auldhame”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scoughall”
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