Auldhame Castle, Medieval tower house at Seacliff Beach, East Lothian, Scotland.
The stone structure includes a three-story main block with a projecting stair tower and remnants of a vaulted basement kitchen with a bread oven.
The castle, built in the 16th century by Edinburgh Lord Provost Adam Otterburn, endured damage during the English Civil War in 1650.
The castle grounds contain a cemetery where archaeological excavations in 2008 revealed 326 skeletons and foundations of a 9th-century chapel.
Located three miles east of North Berwick and half a mile from Tantallon Castle, the ruins stand on a ridge overlooking the sea.
Local inhabitants once tied lanterns to horses to misdirect ships toward dangerous rocks, inspiring Robert Louis Stevenson's tale The Wrecker.
Location: East Lothian
GPS coordinates: 56.05280,-2.64010
Latest update: March 3, 2025 16:07
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