Castles · Central Scotland
Saltcoats Castle
In or near Gullane.
Saltcoats Castle — castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Drem · 3.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Saltcoats Castle, the nearest railway station is Drem, which is 3.6 km away. Entry to the castle is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is EH31 2AG.
About
Saltcoats Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: part of a Scheduled Monument. Part of Saltcoats Castle & dovecot. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0270°, -2.8272°.
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Heritage listing
Saltcoats Castle is a courtyard castle dating from the sixteenth century, about .5 miles (0.80 km) south of Gullane in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a scheduled monument.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Saltcoats Castle is a courtyard castle dating from the sixteenth century, about .5 miles (0.80 km) south of Gullane in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Saltcoats Castle was a property of the Livingstones. Thereafter it passed to the Hamiltons of Pencaitland in the 18th century. It was occupied until after 1800, but it was partly demolished in 1820.
Architecture
The castle construction was unusual. Three sides of the courtyard were ranges of buildings two storeys high, with attics. The western side comprises two towers, rounded at the bases but corbelled out to square above the level of the basement. An arch, once carrying a parapet, joins the towers. There are gunloops in the walls and a vaulted basement. A surviving oak bed at Biggar Museum, was made for Margaret Fawside of Fa'side Castle, who married Patrick Levingstoun of Saltcoats in 1598, and is carved with their heraldry.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0270, -2.8272
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH31 2AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
- Nearest railway station
- Drem — 3.6 km
- Official site
- www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7406057 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Saltcoats Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Saltcoats Castle - geograph.org.uk - 213838.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saltcoats Castle?
- Saltcoats Castle is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH31 2AG).
- What is Saltcoats Castle?
- Saltcoats Castle — castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Saltcoats Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Drem, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH31 2AG.
- Is Saltcoats Castle a listed building?
- Saltcoats Castle is officially recognised as part of a Scheduled Monument listed.
- Is Saltcoats Castle free to visit?
- Yes, Saltcoats Castle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Saltcoats Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Drem, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH31 2AG.