Barnes Castle

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Barnes Castle is an unfinished castle, with a number of defensive banks, located 5 kilometres north-east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. It is close to Athelstaneford on the slopes of the Garleton Hills. The remains, also known as Barney Vaults or The Vaults, are protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 55°58'47"N, 2°45'24"W

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

Nearby attractions include: St Mary's Church, National Museum of Flight, Hailes Castle, Lennoxlove House.

1.9 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Mary's Church, Haddington
49 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.
1.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Science museum
National Museum of Flight, North Berwick
46 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.
2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Hailes Castle, East Linton
74 min walk • Hailes Castle is a mainly 14th century castle about a mile and a half south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. This castle, which has a fine riverside setting, belonged to the Hepburn family during the most important centuries of its existence.
2.9 miS
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Lennoxlove House, Haddington
75 min walk • Lennoxlove House is a historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. The house comprises a 15th-century tower, originally known as Lethington Castle, and has been extended several times, principally in the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries.
4 miE
Church
Prestonkirk Parish Church, East Linton
103 min walk • Prestonkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church at East Linton, in the parish of Traprain, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to Preston Mill, Smeaton, Phantassie, and the River Tyne.
3.9 miE
Bridge
East Linton Bridge, East Linton
101 min walk • East Linton Bridge, also called Old Tyne Bridge, is a bridge over the River Tyne in the village of East Linton in the county of East Lothian, Scotland. In 1971, the bridge was designated a category A listed building.
3.5 miE
Archaeological site
Traprain Law
89 min walk • Traprain Law is a hill 6 km east of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, It is the site of a hill fort or possibly oppidum, which covered at its maximum extent about 16 ha. It is the site of the Traprain Law Treasure, the largest Roman silver hoard from anywhere outside the Roman Empire which included exquisite silver artefacts.
1.9 miSW
55°57'19"N • 2°46'43"W
John Gray Centre, Haddington
48 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.1 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Myreton Motor Museum, Aberlady
79 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.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Kingston
95 min walk • Kingston is a small hamlet near North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Kingston was once known as Kings Seat, historic maps of the area show this.
4.1 miW
Forts and castles
Redhouse Castle
105 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.