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Old Photographs Dirleton Scotland
Old photograph of cottages in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. Dirleton is notable for Dirleton Castle, a well preserved medieval fortress. It was built in the middle of the twelfth century by a branch of the Anglo-Norman family of De Vaux, a family with its origins in Rouen, Normandy, which had settled at Dirleton during the reign of King Malcolm IV, born 1153, died 1165. They also held the manor of Golyn, Gullane, and parts of the lands of Fenton. In 1298 when King Edward I of England invaded Scotland, no place was able to resist him except Dirleton castle. After a resolute resistance it surrendered to forces under Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham. It was still in English possession in 1306. When Oliver Cromwell invaded Scotland in 1650 the castle was, after a gallant defence, taken by Lambert and by him partially dismantled and reduced to a ruinous state.
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