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North Berwick, Tantallon Castle. Detail of bridge to entrance in tower. Digital image of EL 1189

SC 800158

Description North Berwick, Tantallon Castle. Detail of bridge to entrance in tower. Digital image of EL 1189

Date 1951

Collection H D Wyllie

Catalogue Number SC 800158

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of EL 1189

Scope and Content Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, south-south-west This view from the south-south-west, taken in 1951, shows the entrance in the front of the forework added in the 16th century. This work was built in a very soft stone, which, as can be seen, has been badly eroded. The arched doorway is probably part of a 19th-century repair. The existing bridge is on the site of a drawbridge. This castle was a stronghold of the Douglas family, who had stormy relations with the Scottish monarchs. In 1529 it was surrendered to James V, who repaired and strengthened it. It was besieged by General Monk in 1651. It remained a residence until about 1699, and thereafter was used as a quarry. Now in the care of Historic Scotland, it is open to the public. Tantallon Castle stands on a promontory, surrounded on three sides by cliffs 30m high. The fourth side is protected by a massive curtain wall, built in the later 14th century, and altered in the 16th century, and by outer and inner dry ditches with a high inner bank and a low outer one. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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