The gatehouse of Dirleton Castle
Introduction
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The gatehouse of Dirleton Castle
Image: © Mike Pennington Taken: 5 Apr 2012
The round hole at the top left is known as the murder hole: any unfortunate assailants caught between the two gates were attacked with stones and boiling oil.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.045783
Longitude
-2.778206