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Dirleton Castle

Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. It lies around 2 miles (3.2 km) west of North Berwick, and around 19 miles (31 km) east of Edinburgh. The oldest parts of the castle date to the 13th century, and it was abandoned by the end of the 17th century.

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Owner
Historic Environment Scotland
Built
Early 13th century
Built by
John de Vaux
Condition
Ruined
In use
Until 1650
Materials
Stone

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Witches of Dirleton Castle

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The gardens

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Dirleton Castle

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples99
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
Components1

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Dirleton Castle

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related to Bibliography · 30
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related to Nisbet · 27
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related to Agnes Clarkson · 15
Dirleton Castle → Agnes, Agnes Clarkson, Bessie Hogge, Diriltoun, Dirleton, Dirleton Kirk, Her, In June, It, John Makghie, Longniddry, Manie Halieburton, Patrick Watson, She, West Fenton
related to External links · 15
Dirleton Castle → Barony, Castle, Dirleton, Dirleton CastleTate Turner Dunbar, DirletonReconstruction, Gazetteer, HES, Historic Environment Scotland, RCAHMS, ScotlandImages, Tate, The Dirleton Witch Hunts, Turner, Turner Dunbar, Visitor
related to Bessie Hogge, Marione Meik and Margaret Goodfellow · 2
Dirleton Castle → Dirleton Castle Great Hall, The
Built · 1
Dirleton Castle → Early 13th century
Built by · 1
Dirleton Castle → John de Vaux
Condition · 1
Dirleton Castle → Ruined
Coordinates · 1
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In use · 1
Dirleton Castle → Until 1650

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Dirleton CastleBuiltEarly 13th century1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleBuilt byJohn de Vaux1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleConditionRuined1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleIn useUntil 16501.00infobox
Dirleton CastleMaterialsStone1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleOpen to the publicYes1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleOwnerHistoric Environment Scotland1.00infobox
Dirleton CastleTypeCastle of enceinte1.00infobox
Dirleton Castleis amedieval fortress in the village of Dirleton0.90text
Dirleton Castlerelated to Agnes ClarksonIn June0.60section
Dirleton Castlerelated to Agnes ClarksonAgnes Clarkson0.60section

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