Scotland

TANTALLON CASTLE

North Berwick,
East Lothian
EH39 5PN
t: 0131 668 8831
e: hs.explorer@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
w: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/places

Ascend Tantallon’s towers for spectacular views of the Bass Rock and to watch gannets plunge into the North Sea. Then descend into the depths of a particularly grim pit prison. The castle was home to the powerful Red Douglas dynasty which often clashed for the crown.