📌 North Berwick, East Lothian
★★★★
Tantallon Castle is all about scale. Its huge size makes this one of the most impressive fortresses in the Scottish Lowlands, with a 4 metre-thick curtain wall protecting a large inner ward. Built by William Douglas in the mid-1300s, custodians Historic Scotland describe it as “Scotland’s last great medieval castle”, starkly defensive and almost completely lacking windows. On approach the clifftop castle looks one-dimensional, but crossing the bridge and passing through the single entrance portal reveals several subsidiary buildings and three great towers built into the curtain wall. Steps – lots of them – go all the way to the top for great views over the site and out towards Bass Rock.
🌍 Location
📌 Off the A198 3 mi east of North Berwick
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 596850
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.056356,-2.650579
🚌 Bus stops on A198 at castle turnoff
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily
🎫 £7.50 adult / £4.50 child / free for Historic Environment Scotland members
