Ballencrieff Castle

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Ballencrieff Castle, also known as Ballencrieff House, is a large tower house at Ballencrieff, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located three miles north west of Haddington, and one mile south of Aberlady. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°59'41"N, 2°49'22"W

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Ballencrieff Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muirfield, St Mary's Church, National Museum of Flight, Saltcoats Castle.

3.3 miN
Golf
Muirfield, Gullane
84 min walk • Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship.
3.5 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Mary's Church, Haddington
89 min walk • The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of Scotland parish church in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Building work on the church was started in 1380, and further building and rebuilding has taken place up to the present day.
4 miE
Museum, History museum, Science museum
National Museum of Flight, North Berwick
101 min walk • The National Museum of Flight is Scotland's national aviation museum, at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of East Fortune, Scotland. It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland. The museum is housed in the original wartime buildings of RAF East Fortune which is a well preserved World War II airfield.
2.2 miN
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Saltcoats Castle, Gullane
58 min walk • Saltcoats Castle is a courtyard castle dating from the sixteenth century, about.5 miles south of Gullane in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a scheduled monument.
4 miN
Church
Dirleton Kirk
102 min walk • Dirleton Kirk is a church in the village of Dirleton, in East Lothian, Scotland. The church is to the north of the village green.
2.2 miW
Museum, History museum
Gosford House
55 min walk • Gosford House is a neoclassical country house around 2 miles northeast of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland, on the A198 Aberlady Road, in 5,000 acres of parkland and coast. It is the family seat of the Charteris family, the Earls of Wemyss and March. It was the home of the late Rt. Hon.
1.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Kilspindie Castle, Aberlady
50 min walk • Kilspindie Castle lies north of the village of Aberlady, in East Lothian, Scotland; the remains of the castle are behind the Victorian St Mary's Kirk. An early castle was destroyed in the 16th century, and the rebuilt tower was pulled down by the 18th century.
3.2 miSE
55°57'19"N • 2°46'43"W
John Gray Centre, Haddington
82 min walk • History museum, Museum
0.7 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Myreton Motor Museum, Aberlady
17 min walk • The Myreton Motor Museum is a museum located near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, which has a motoring history collection which covers most of the twentieth century.
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Redhouse Castle
44 min walk • Redhouse Castle is a ruined tower house castle, 2 km east of Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, on the B1377, close to Spittal. The castle designated as a scheduled monument. It is no longer protected as a category A listed building.
3.5 miSE
Church
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington
89 min walk • The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of Scotland parish church in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Building work on the church was started in 1380, and further building and rebuilding has taken place up to the present day.