Bass Castle
Bass Castle is a castle ruin on Bass Rock, East Lothian. It is 3.8 km northeast of North Berwick. Its status is a scheduled monument.
Castle near North Berwick
Just outside North Berwick
Bass Castle is 3.8 km northeast of North Berwick. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; North Berwick has 98 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Expect 19°C highs in North Berwick in July and August.
Bass Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages. Top of the 24 other places within 15 km is Tantallon Castle, 2.3 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km northeast of North Berwick
The way to Bass Castle
Spot Bass Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases near Bass Castle
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
North Berwick
Make a day of it near Bass Castle
6 castles and 2 museums are among the 24 within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle2.3 km away · 31K visitors a year (2009)2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDirleton Castle9.1 km away3
CastleDunbar Castle11 km away4CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle12 km away5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandPreston Mill9.4 km away6
CastleFenton Tower7.8 km away7
MuseumNational Museum of Flight10 km away8
CastleLuffness House14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Bass Castle?
Bass Castle is 3.8 km northeast of North Berwick, East Lothian.
What is Bass Castle?
Castle ruin on Bass Rock, East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bass Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in North Berwick, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bass Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Bass Castle?
Within 15 km: Tantallon Castle (2.3 km), Dirleton Castle (9.1 km), Dunbar Castle (11 km) and Hailes Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Bass Castle: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirleton Castle: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunbar Castle: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenton Tower: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Flight: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luffness House: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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