Yester Castle

#2392 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Yester Castle is a ruined castle, located 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of the village of Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Ha' or Hobgoblin Ha'. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, recorded as such by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 55°53'29"N, 2°42'39"W

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

Nearby attractions include: St Mary's Church, Lennoxlove House, Yester Parish Church, Traprain Law.

4.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Mary's Church, Haddington
125 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.
4.2 miNW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Lennoxlove House, Haddington
107 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.
1.6 miNW
Church
Yester Parish Church, Gifford
41 min walk • Yester Parish Church is a church of the Church of Scotland in the village of Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. The village forms part of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun parish, and is a linked charge with Humbie Parish Church.
5.2 miN
Archaeological site
Traprain Law
133 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.
5.1 miNW
55°57'19"N • 2°46'43"W
John Gray Centre, Haddington
131 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.2 miW
Church
Saltoun Parish Church
132 min walk • Saltoun Parish Church is a church in East Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun, which includes the villages of Gifford, Bolton, East Saltoun and West Saltoun.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pressmennan Lake
155 min walk • Pressmennan Lake is a lake in East Lothian in Scotland. It is an artificial reservoir constructed in 1819 by a Mr Nesbit who dammed the streams flowing into the gully, it was said to be well stocked with carp, perch and trout.
4.9 miNW
Church
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington
125 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.
4.8 miNW
55°57'4"N • 2°46'25"W
Poldrate Arts & Craft Centre, Haddington
122 min walk • Bridge
3.7 miNW
Church
Bolton Parish Church
94 min walk • Bolton Parish Church is a church in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland and serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun.
3.1 miNE
Monastery
Sancta Maria Abbey
79 min walk • Nunraw Abbey or Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw is a working Trappist monastery. It was the first Cistercian house to be founded in Scotland since the Scottish Reformation. Founded in 1946 by monks from Mount St.