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Scotland
East Lothian

Dirleton Castle

Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of , , . It lies around 2 miles west of , and around 19 miles east of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Dirleton Castle, Dovecot”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dirleton Kirk and Muirfield.

Church
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church in the village of Dirleton, in , . The church is to the north of the village green. Dirleton lies on the south shore of the 21 miles east of and two miles west of , slightly north of the A198 road. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Dirleton Castle.

Golf course
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in , , Scotland, overlooking the , is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship. is situated 1½ miles west of Dirleton Castle.

Golf course
The is a golf club in , located four miles west of , twenty miles east of . It hosted the 2017 Scottish Senior Open, 2019–2025 Scottish Opens, and Ladies Scottish Open in 2019 and 2020. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dirleton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dirleton and Castle Tarbet.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , Scotland approximately 20 miles east of on the A198. It contains 7,500 acres. lies between , , Fenton Barns and the Yellowcraigs nature reserve, Archerfield Estate and the .

Locality
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is located on the island of , , within the , Scotland. is situated 2 miles north of Dirleton Castle.

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet near in , . was once known as Kings Seat; historic maps of the area show this. is situated 2 miles southeast of Dirleton Castle.

Dirleton Castle

Latitude
56.0459° or 56° 2′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.77812° or 2° 46′ 41″ west
Operator
Historic Environment Scotland
Open location code
9C8V26WC+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 72056369
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1955420
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Dirleton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դիրլեթոն ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Dirletongo gaztelua”
  • Dutch: “Dirleton Castle”
  • Finnish: “Dirletonin linna”
  • French: “château de Dirleton”
  • French: “Château de Dirleton”
  • German: “Dirleton Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Dirleton”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dirleton”
  • Japanese: “ダーレトン城”
  • Kazakh: “Дирлетон қамалы”
  • Kazakh: “Дирлетон сарайы”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Dirleton”
  • Russian: “Замок Дирлетон”
  • Uzbek: “Dirleton qalʼasi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Courtyard and Dirleton Castle Garden.

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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 “Dirleton Castle”. Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.