Redhouse Castle
Redhouse Castle is a ruined tower house castle. Its setting is 1.7 km northeast of Longniddry. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Longniddry
Just outside Longniddry
Redhouse Castle is 1.7 km northeast of Longniddry. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Longniddry has 27 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
In Longniddry the warm season is June to September, with highs of 17–19°C.
Redhouse Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. Add Dirleton Castle, 8.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 32 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.7 km northeast of Longniddry
Map of Redhouse Castle and nearby
Orange is Redhouse Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that list Redhouse Castle
Home to 11,364 people, Haddington is the largest of these 3. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Longniddry
Cockenzie
Haddington
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Redhouse Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longniddry | 1.7 km southwest of it | 2,598 | 7 |
| Cockenzie | 4 km west of it | 5,237 | 6 |
| Haddington | 4.4 km southeast of it | 11,364 | 10 |
After Redhouse Castle
Within 15 km you can add 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDirleton Castle8.7 km away2
Historic houseGosford House1.8 km away3
Historic houseLennoxlove House7.2 km away4
CastleLuffness House3.6 km away5CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle11 km away6
CastleFa'side Castle10 km away7
CastlePreston Tower7.8 km away8
MuseumMyreton Motor Museum3.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Redhouse Castle
Where is Redhouse Castle?
Redhouse Castle is 1.7 km northeast of Longniddry, East Lothian.
What is Redhouse Castle?
Ruined tower house castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Redhouse Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Longniddry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Redhouse Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Redhouse Castle?
Within 15 km: Dirleton Castle (8.7 km), Gosford House (1.8 km), Lennoxlove House (7.2 km) and Luffness House (3.6 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)
- Redhouse Castle: Renata, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirleton Castle: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gosford House: Magnus Hagdorn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lennoxlove House: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luffness House: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fa'side Castle: GreigBrash, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Tower: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myreton Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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