Castle · near Dunbar · East Lothian

The Gunholes

Head 100 m north of Dunbar for The Gunholes, a castle. Look also at Dunbar Castle, 100 m away, first of 19 more within 15 km.

Where

100 m

north of Dunbar

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Castle near Dunbar

Just outside Dunbar

The Gunholes is 100 m north of Dunbar. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

From June to August, Dunbar sees highs of 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°50 mm

Feb8° / 2°43 mm

Mar10° / 3°43 mm

Apr12° / 5°38 mm

May14° / 7°49 mm

Jun17° / 10°66 mm

Jul19° / 12°70 mm

Aug19° / 12°67 mm

Sep17° / 10°53 mm

Oct13° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

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

About

The Gunholes

Type: Castle
Town: 100 m north of Dunbar

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

The map

The Gunholes and what surrounds it

The places near The Gunholes are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near The Gunholes

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 100 m south of it

Dunbar

10,746 people · 6 places to visit

Make a day of it

After The Gunholes

Our list has 19 more within 15 km, among them 5 castles and 3 museums.

CastleDunbar Castle100 m away 2

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle10 km away · 31K visitors a year (2009)3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle11 km away 4

MuseumJohn Muir Birthplace300 m away 5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandPreston Mill8.4 km away 6

CastleBass Castle11 km away 7

MuseumNational Museum of Flight13 km away 8

CastleFenton Tower14 km away

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

The Gunholes in questions

Where is The Gunholes?

The Gunholes is 100 m north of Dunbar, East Lothian.

What is The Gunholes?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit The Gunholes?

June to August are the warmest months in Dunbar, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Gunholes?

Within 15 km: Dunbar Castle (100 m), Tantallon Castle (10 km), Hailes Castle (11 km) and John Muir Birthplace (300 m).

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 (6)

Dunbar Castle: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
John Muir Birthplace: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bass Castle: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Flight: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fenton Tower: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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