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Dirleton
Castle
NT 516-839 Midlothian Scotland
NT 516-839 Midlothian Scotland
Dirleton
Castle is an impressive stone enclosure fortress, founded by the de Vaux family.
Encasing a small triangular court is a cluster of 13th century towers, with a
large drum tower facing south. Over the centuries, there has been considerable
alterations made to the ranges of buildings. Visit pending. 6 miles east is Tantallon
Castle and 10 miles south-east is Hailes
Castle.
Picture © Peter Dahl
Dirleton Castle is located in the village centre, off the B1345. 21 miles north-east of Edinburgh, on the A1-A198.
The site is owned by Historic Scotland and is open daily, April to September 9:30-6:30pm, October to March 9:30-4:30pm.
There is a car park.
For admission rates and special events go to its HomePage.
Click
here for castle pictures 
and a castle map
of the area 
and a castle map
of the area