Tantallon Castle — the mighty clifftop fortress of the Red Douglases — had resisted sieges for two centuries. Cromwell's artillery proved more persuasive. Monck battered the walls for twelve days; the garrison surrendered. The castle was left uninhabitable and never repaired, ending its military life. Its dramatic ruins on the East Lothian coast survive today.
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