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FIRST PERIOD 114 DIRLETON CASTLE DIRLETON CASTLE, HADDINGTONSHIRE. Dirleton, now the property of Lady Mary Nisbet Hamilton, was a strong castle at the time of Edward the First's invasion in 1297, and^it l- r, 5.1. then stood a famous siege by Bishop Anthony Beck. It appears to have been built by the Devaux or De Valibus family. After being taken by