2020

NT5984 : Tantallon Castle

taken 4 years ago, near to Auldhame, East Lothian, Scotland

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Tantallon Castle
Tantallon Castle
The East Tower of the main curtain wall of Tantallon Castle.
Tantallon Castle :: NT5985

Castle built in the mid 14th Century by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, on a promontory, with cliffs on three sides forming a natural defence, with a single wall on the landward side. It is the last medieval curtain wall castle built in Scotland. It suffered damage in the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries, with the latter caused by a siege by General Monck during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651. In 1699 the ruins were sold by James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas, to Sir Hew Dalrymple, and it was one of his descendants who passed it to the Office of Works in 1924. It is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland and is designated as a scheduled monument - see LinkExternal link.


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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Near: North Berwick Building: Tantallon Castle other tags: Scheduled Monument Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Curtain Wall of Tantallon Castle [7] · East Tower of the main Curtain Wall [4] Title Clusters: · Tantallon Castle [8] ·
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NT5984, 97 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 23 September, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 November, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 596 849 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:3.3657N 2:38.9945W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 596 849
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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