Ballencrieff Castle

Ballencrieff Castle, also known as Ballencrieff House, is a large tower house at Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located three miles north west of Haddington, and one mile south of Aberlady.

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Type: Building
Description: country house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Ballencrieff House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Myreton Motor Museum and Chesters Hill Fort.

Myreton Motor Museum

Museum

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The Myreton Motor Museum is a museum located near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, which has a motoring history collection which covers most of the twentieth century. Myreton Motor Museum is situated 3,500 feet north of Ballencrieff Castle.

Chesters Hill Fort

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Chesters Hill Fort is an Iron Age hill fort in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies on the north facing slope of the Drem hills, 1 mile south of the small village of Drem, 1+1⁄2 mi east of Ballencrieff Castle, 2+1⁄2 mi north of Haddington, and 2 mi west of Athelstaneford. Chesters Hill Fort is situated 1¼ miles east of Ballencrieff Castle.

Drem railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drem railway station serves the small village of Drem in East Lothian, 5 miles from the seaside town of North Berwick in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line 18 miles east of Edinburgh Waverley. Drem railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ballencrieff Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spittal and Drem.

Spittal

Hamlet

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spittal is a hamlet or small village in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, on the B1377, east of Longniddry, south-south-west of Aberlady and to the west of Garleton and north of Gladsmuir. Spittal is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ballencrieff Castle.

Drem

Village

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drem is a small village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh and is close to Haddington, North Berwick, Dirleton and Gullane. Drem is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ballencrieff Castle.

Aberlady

Village

Photo: Wangi, CC BY 2.5.

Aberlady is a coastal village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. The village had an estimated population of 1,260 in 2020. Aberlady is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ballencrieff Castle.

Ballencrieff Castle

Category: country house
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.99463° or 55° 59′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.82233° or 2° 49′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C7VX5VH+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 561848722

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q4851590

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Ballencrieff Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Ballencrieff Castle”
Portuguese: “Castelo Ballencrieff”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Ballencrieff”

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