Auldhame Castle
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock.
Tantallon Castle
Castle
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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. Tantallon Castle is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Auldhame Castle.
Bass Rock
Islet
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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 1½ miles north of Auldhame Castle.
Bass Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Bass Rock Lighthouse on Bass Rock is a 20-metre lighthouse, built in 1902 by David Stevenson, who demolished the 13th-century keep, or governor's house, and some other buildings within the castle for the stone. Bass Rock Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles north of Auldhame Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seacliff and Auldhame & Scoughall.
Seacliff
Hamlet
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Seacliff comprises a beach, an estate and a harbour. It lies 4 miles east of North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.
Auldhame & Scoughall
Hamlet
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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.
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.
Auldhame Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle and historic site
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05286° or 56° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.64002° or 2° 38′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C8V3935+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5417114593OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q4821760
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Auldhame Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château d’Auldhame”
- French: “Château d’Auldhame”
- German: “Auldhame Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Auldhame”
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Highlights include Seacliff and Gun Tower.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Auldhame Castle”. Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.