Tantallon Castle

mid-14th-century fortress east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
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Tantallon Castle

Summary

Tantallon Castle is a castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tantallon Castle is located in East Lothian[3].
  • Tantallon Castle is located in North Berwick[4].
  • Tantallon Castle is located in Scotland[5].
  • Tantallon Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Tantallon Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Tantallon Castle's architect is recorded as William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas[8].
  • Tantallon Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas[9].
  • Tantallon Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[10].
  • Tantallon Castle is operated by Earl of Angus[11].
  • Tantallon Castle's Commons category is recorded as Tantallon Castle[12].
  • 1350 marks the founding of Tantallon Castle[13].
  • Tantallon Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.056388888889, 'lon': -2.6505555555556}[14].
  • Tantallon Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_284[15].
  • Tantallon Castle's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+30879'}[16].
  • Tantallon Castle's depicted by is recorded as Tantallon Castle[17].
  • Tantallon Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[18].
  • Tantallon Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[19].
  • Tantallon Castle's state of conservation is recorded as ruinous[20].
  • Tantallon Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Lothian East[21].
  • Tantallon Castle's historic county is recorded as East Lothian[22].

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Geography

Tantallon Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include East Lothian[3], a council area[23], in United Kingdom[24]; North Berwick[4], a civil parish[25], in United Kingdom[26]; and Scotland[5], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 0843[29].

Designation and Status

Tantallon Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[19].

History and Context

1350 marks the founding of Tantallon Castle[13]. It is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[10].

Why It Matters

Tantallon Castle has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United Kingdom
    Depicted by Tantallon Castle
    Short name Tantallon
    Operator Earl of Angus
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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