Barnes Castle

Barnes Castle is an unfinished castle, with a number of defensive banks, located 5 kilometres north-east of Haddington in , . It is close to on the slopes of the .
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Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “The Vaults”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skid Hill and National Museum of Flight.

Peak
is a 186 metres high hill of eastern , the highest of the .

Museum
Photo: Greenshed, Public domain.
The is Scotland's national aviation museum, at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of , . It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland. is situated 2 miles northeast of Barnes Castle.

Photo: Renata, Public domain.
is an Iron Age hill fort in , . It lies on the north facing slope of the Drem hills, 1 mile south of the small village of , 1+1⁄2 mi east of , 2+1⁄2 mi north of Haddington, and 2 mi west of . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Barnes Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athelstaneford and Garleton Hills.

Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , Scotland. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of the market town of Haddington and about 28 kilometres east of .

Locality
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The , in , , are a range of igneous hills, to the north of Haddington.

Photo: Achromatic, CC BY 3.0.
is a market town in , 15 miles east of Edinburgh in central Scotland. It's the administrative centre of East Lothian council area, with a population of 10,360 in 2020.

Barnes Castle

Latitude
55.97967° or 55° 58′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.75676° or 2° 45′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C7VX6HV+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280341742
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4861518
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Barnes Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pendrachin and Athelstaneford Parish Kirk.

Nearby Places

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