Castle · near North Berwick · East Lothian

Dirleton Castle

The site of Dirleton Castle is 1.6 km west of North Berwick. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Top of the 25 other places within 15 km is Tantallon Castle, 8 km off.

Photo: Dirleton Castle, Jonathan Oldenbuck (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1.6 km

west of North Berwick

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near North Berwick

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside North Berwick

Dirleton Castle is 1.6 km west of North Berwick. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland

One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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.

When to go

Weather through the year

The warm months in North Berwick are July and August, with 19°C highs.

Jan7° / 2°50 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar9° / 3°36 mm

Apr12° / 4°42 mm

May14° / 6°47 mm

Jun17° / 9°68 mm

Jul19° / 11°65 mm

Aug19° / 11°71 mm

Sep17° / 10°59 mm

Oct13° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°54 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in North Berwick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for North Berwick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. North Berwick’s full climate →

About

Dirleton Castle

Its care is managed by Historic Environment Scotland. Articles on it exist in 13 languages.

North Berwick’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: 1.6 km west of North Berwick
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/dirleton-castle

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Dirleton Castle

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Dirleton Castle is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

In size, Edinburgh comes first of the 7, with 493,794 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 1.6 km east of it

North Berwick

8,314 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km west of it

Gullane

2,897 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 10 km south of it

Haddington

11,364 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 11 km southwest of it

Longniddry

2,598 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Dirleton Castle is	People	Places to visit
North Berwick	1.6 km east of it	8,314	8
Gullane	2.5 km west of it	2,897	7
Haddington	10 km south of it	11,364	10
Longniddry	11 km southwest of it	2,598	7
Dunbar	17 km east of it	10,746	6
Anstruther	21 km north of it	3,943	11
Edinburgh	29 km southwest of it	493,794	150

Make a day of it

More near Dirleton Castle

Of the 25 within 15 km, look for 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle8 km away · 31K visitors a year (2009)2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle10 km away 3

CastleFenton Tower3.3 km away 4

CastleLuffness House5.4 km away 5

Historic houseLennoxlove House12 km away 6

CastleSaltcoat Castle (remains);Saltcoats Castle (Remains)3.7 km away 7

Historic houseGosford House8.3 km away 8

MuseumNational Museum of Flight6.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Dirleton Castle

Where is Dirleton Castle?

Dirleton Castle is 1.6 km west of North Berwick, East Lothian.

What is Dirleton Castle?

Castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Dirleton Castle?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dirleton Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in North Berwick, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dirleton Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Dirleton Castle?

Within 15 km: Tantallon Castle (8 km), Hailes Castle (10 km), Fenton Tower (3.3 km) and Luffness House (5.4 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 (8)

Dirleton Castle: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fenton Tower: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Luffness House: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lennoxlove House: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saltcoat Castle (remains);Saltcoats Castle (Remains): Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gosford House: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Flight: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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