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Castles in East Lothian

There are 92 castles, towers and fortified houses in the county of East Lothian.

Below is a map showing their distribution across the county. Clicking on a marker will reveal the name of the castle and a link to a page about it.

Further down the page is a full alphabetical list of the castles in East Lothian.

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Featured castles

Stoneypath Tower
Morham Castle (site of)
Prestongrange House
Tyninghame House
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Castles in East Lothian

Athelstaneford Castle (site of)
Auldhame Castle
Balgone House
Ballencrieff Castle
Barnes Castle
Bass Castle
Belton Castle (site of)
Biel House
Black Castle
Blair's Castle (possible) (site of)
Bothwell Castle (possible) (site of)
Broxmouth
Byres Castle
Castle Tarbet (possible)
Colstoun House
Congalton (site of)
Dirleton Castle
Dolphingstone Castle (site of)
Dunbar Castle
Duncanlaw (site of)
Dunglass Castle (site of)
Eaglescairnie
East Adniston
Eldbotle Castle (site of)
Elphinstone Tower
Elvingston (site of)
Fa'side Castle
Fenton Barns (possible) (site of)
Fenton Tower
Gamelshiel Castle
Garleton Castle
Gilmerton (possible) (site of)
Gosford House
Haddington Castle (site of)
Haddington House (possible)
Hailes Castle
Halkerston
Hamilton House
Harehead Castle (site of)
Herdmanston House (site of)
Innerwick Castle
Johnstounburn
Keith Marischal
Kilduff Tower
Kilspindie Castle
Kinloch House (possible)
Lennoxlove House
Letham House
Leuchie House
Linplum (site of)
Little Pinkerton (possible) (site of)
Longniddry Castle (site of)
Luffness House
Markle Castle
Mayshiel
Meikle Pinkerton (possible) (site of)
Morham Castle (site of)
Newbyth
North Berwick Castle
Northfield House
Nunraw House
Ormiston Castle
Papple (possible)
Penkaet Castle
Penshiel Grange
Pilmuir House
Pirn Castle (site of)
Preston Tower
Prestongrange House
Redhouse Castle
Saltcoats Castle
Saltoun Hall
Samuelston (site of)
Seacliff Tower
Seton Castle (site of)
Smeaton (site of)
Spott House
Stevenson House
Stoneypath Tower
Sydserf House
Tantallon Castle
Thornton Castle (site of)
Tranent Tower
Tyninghame House
Waughton Castle
West Adniston (site of)
Whitekirk Castle
Whittingehame Castle
Winton House
Woodhall House
Yester Castle
Yester House (site of)

Related pages

Dirleton Castle in East Lothian
Dirleton Castle in East Lothian
Garden of Cosmic Speculation plus castles
Garden of Cosmic Speculation plus castles
Inveraray Castle and standing stone
Inveraray Castle and standing stone
A doocot, a castle and a beach in East Lothian
A doocot, a castle and a beach in East Lothian
A pair of castles on the River Tweed
A pair of castles on the River Tweed
Dunbar harbour and castle
Dunbar harbour and castle
Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 1:15 pm. Updated on the 19th of January 2022 at 6:47 pm.

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