Dirleton Castle And Garden

Highlights

• The de Vaux towers – built around 1240 and among the oldest castle fragments surviving in Scotland.
• The Haliburton range – with its grim pit-prison, pretty chapel and cavernous storage vaults.
• The Ruthven dovecot – one of the best preserved pigeon houses in Scotland, housing over 1000 nesting boxes.
• The gardens – dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and rivalling the ancient castle for attention.

Location

Region – Edinburgh and the Lothians
Postcode: EH39 5ER

Opening arrangements

Summer
1 April - 30 September, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm

Winter
1 October - 31 March, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm

Admission prices

All year
Adult £5.50, Child £3.30, Concession £4.40