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Garleton Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house situated in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle dates to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents the domestic architecture typical of the Scottish borders and lowlands during this period. The structure comprises a rectangular stone tower with walls of considerable thickness, characteristic of defensive residential buildings of its era. The site reflects the strategic importance of East Lothian during the medieval period and the architectural response of local landowners to the need for fortified domestic accommodation.
Garleton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6049. View the official record →
Garleton Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house situated in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6049.
Garleton Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Colstoun House,medieval pottery kilns 450m E of (5.8 km), Begbie Wood,fort (6 km), Bolton,fort 310m NNW of (6.4 km).
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