Tantallon Castle

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medieval castle ruined castle scheduled monument tourist attraction

Tantallon Castle is a formidable 14th-century coastal fortress in East Lothian, Scotland, dramatically perched on cliffs overlooking the North Sea and historically associated with the powerful Douglas family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval castle ⓘ
ruined castle ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle curtain wall castle ⓘ
associatedWith Douglas family ⓘ
Earls of Angus ⓘ
attackedBy James IV of Scotland ⓘ
James V of Scotland ⓘ
New Model Army ⓘ
surface form: Oliver Cromwell’s forces
besiegedIn 1491 ⓘ
1528 ⓘ
1651 ⓘ
builtFor Douglas family ⓘ
builtOn cliffs ⓘ
constructionStart 14th century ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 5 km east of North Berwick ⓘ
faces Bass Rock ⓘ
fortificationType coastal fortress ⓘ
foundedBy William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas ⓘ
hasFeature curtain wall ⓘ
ditch ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
gun loops ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ
tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
inception mid-14th century ⓘ
locatedIn East Lothian ⓘ
locatedNear Bass Rock ⓘ
North Berwick ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
materialUsed red sandstone ⓘ
nearbyIsland Bass Rock ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
overlooks North Sea ⓘ
ownedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
primaryDefence massive curtain wall ⓘ
region Lowlands ⓘ
significantEvent bombardment by Cromwellian artillery in 1651 ⓘ
siege by James V in 1528 ⓘ
usedFor defence ⓘ
filming location ⓘ
residence ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viewOf Firth of Forth ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Lothian → containsLandmark → Tantallon Castle ⓘ
Clan Douglas → hasClanSeat → Tantallon Castle ⓘ
Red Douglases → houseSeat → Tantallon Castle ⓘ
Earls of Angus → powerBase → Tantallon Castle ⓘ