Garleton Castle
{{short description|Scheduled monument in East Lothian, Scotland}}
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Garleton Castle is a courtyard castle, dating from the sixteenth century, about {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} north of Haddington, just north of the Garleton Hills in East Lothian, Scotland.Coventry,Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-26-7}} p.224
Structure
Garleton Castle once comprised three blocks within a curtain wall, but the main L-plan tower, which had two wings, is mostly demolished. While the second block has been converted to a farm cottage, the rectangular third block is still nearly complete. This block has two storeys, and a garret with crowstepped gables. Other features are the round stair-tower, and the gunloops piercing the walls. The gunloops are of the splayed variety, characteristic of the 16th century. The castle is rubble-built.{{cite web |url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=56360 |title=Garleton Castle |publisher=Scotland's Places |accessdate=2009-11-24}} Some of the curtain wall survives, and a round tower.
The interior, which has been altered considerably, includes a vaulted kitchen, equipped with a wide-arched fireplace, and another room with a canopied fireplace.{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst11057.html |title=Garleton Castle|work=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=2009-11-23}} The remains of the castle are protected as a category B listed building and as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM6049|desc=Garleton Castle|access-date=2019-02-24}}{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB6347|desc=GARLETON EAST, GARLETON HOUSE AND CASTLE WALLS|cat=B|access-date=2019-02-24|fewer-links=yes}}
History
Tradition
It is said the building was haunted by an apparition of a man at one stage, while the sound of heavy footsteps is said to have been heard. It is possible that Sir David Lyndsay, who wrote Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis was born in an earlier building at this site, in 1486.
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External links
- [http://www.maybole.org/history/castles/garleton.htm Artist's reconstruction of Garleton Castle]
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Category:Castles in East Lothian
Category:Category B listed buildings in East Lothian
Category:Listed castles in Scotland