What is recorded here

Dunglass Castle was a Home family seat in East Lothian where James IV played cards, gave drinksilver to masons, and ate a spice-heavy banquet in December 1496. The castle later became a trap, a weapon and a demolished English fort, while the medieval collegiate church still stands beside the lost walls. What remains is a place where hospitality, arrest, siege and music all collided before the stones were carried away.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunglass Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Dunglass Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Vesci family, later held by the Humes of Caddel, and is remembered for its strategic position in the Scottish Borders, reflecting the turbulent history of the region during the medieval period.

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