Dunbar Castle

Dunbar Castle
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar harbour and castle ruins
Dunbar Castle is located in East Lothian
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Coordinates56°00′20″N 2°31′03″W / 56.0056°N 2.5176°W / 56.0056; -2.5176
Grid referencegrid reference NT67827930
TypeCastle of enceinte
Site information
Open to
the public
No
ConditionRuined
Site history
Builtfirst stone castle c.1070
Built byGospatric, Earl of Northumbria
In useUntil 1567

Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in East Lothian. Several fortifications were built successively on the site, near the English-Scottish border. The last was slighted in 1567; it is a ruin today.