Scotland · Ruin
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle is a medieval fortress on a prominent rocky headland overlooking the harbour of Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. Successive stone fortifications occupied the site from the early medieval period until the castle was slighted in 1567 and today survives as ruins.
First raised
1070
Its prime
1537
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1537
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a steep, detached red-sandstone promontory above the harbour, the castle's mass comprised high curtain walls, multiple towers and an octagonal South Battery set on a separate perpendicular rock connected by a masonry passage. Walls and towers were built of local reddish sandstone, with gun-ports and narrow arrow-holes cut into the bastions; an ornate gateway with carved armorial bearings led from the outer defenses into an open inner court. A low harbour pier and small crenellated blockhouse sit at water level.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1537.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Dunbar Castle — including 2 interiors: south battery (citadel) interior court, north-west apartment (tradition: mary, queen of scots). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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