Black Castle
Black Castle, East Lothian is an Iron Age hillfort with a number of defensive banks, located 5 kilometres south-east of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Black Castle Woods”, “Black Castle, East Lothian”, “Black Castle, Newlands”, and “Black Castle,fort,Newlands”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yester Castle and Donolly Reservoir.
Yester Castle
Castle
Photo: Brendandh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yester Castle is a ruined castle, located 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Ha' or Hobgoblin Ha'. Yester Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Black Castle.
Donolly Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Keith Burns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donolly Reservoir is situated 1½ miles north of Black Castle.
Hopes House
Building
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hopes House is a building, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Black Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garvald and Gifford.
Garvald
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garvald is a village south-east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies on the Papana Water south of the B6370, east of Gifford. The combined parish of Garvald and Bara, borders Whittingehame to the East, Morham to the North, Yester to the West, and Lauder to the South. Garvald is situated 3 miles north of Black Castle.
Gifford
Village
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles south of Haddington and 25 miles east of Edinburgh. It groups around the Colstoun Water at the junction of the B6369 and B6355 surrounded by rural farmland. Gifford is situated 3 miles west of Black Castle.
Morham
Hamlet
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morham, East Lothian, sometimes spelt Moram, Morum, or Morhame in old records, is the smallest parish in Scotland, sandwiched between five other parishes: Haddington, Garvald, Yester, Whittingehame, and Prestonkirk, in the undulating lower reaches of the Lammermuir Hills. Morham is situated 4 miles north of Black Castle.
Black Castle
- Categories: contour fort, hillfort, grassland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88686° or 55° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.67296° or 2° 40′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7VV8PG+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 374394663OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q4920500
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- German: “Black Castle”
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