Dunbar Castle

Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
	Dunbar harbour and castle ruins
	Dunbar Castle
Coordinates	56°00′20″N 2°31′03″W / 56.0056°N 2.5176°W
Grid reference	grid reference NT67827930
Type	Castle of enceinte
Site information
Open to; the public	No
Condition	Ruined
Site history
Built	first stone castle c.1070
Built by	Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria
In use	Until 1567

Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in East Lothian. Several fortifications were built successively on the site, near the English-Scottish border. The last was slighted in 1567; it is a ruin today.