Longniddry Castle (site of)


Parish: Gladsmuir

County: East Lothian

Grid reference: NT 4440 7617

Lat / long: 55.97471296, -2.891003571

Alternative names: The Laird's Dyke, The Laird's Garden, The Vaults

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

The castle of the Douglas family of Longniddry once stood on a mound on this site, but nothing is visible now. In the mid-19th century some ruins still remained, and the vaulted lower apartments of the castle could still be seen within the mound.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 2:00 pm