Castle Hales is located two kilometers from East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. At the moment the castle is in ruins and since 1926, is the property of Scotland.

The first building of the castle is a fortified residential tower, built by Hugh de Gurley's even before 1300, and thus one of the oldest buildings of this type in Scotland. Clan de Guriev supported England during the Scottish war of independence and therefore their lands were confiscated and annexed to the Scottish crown, and in the XIV century it passed to the family of Haberno.

December 20, 1451 sir Patrick Hepburn Royal decree was named the first Lord Hales, and in addition were transferred to the land formerly belonged to counts MArchI. When sir Patrick was produced by the expansion of the castle. There was a huge four-storey tower on the West side and another, slightly smaller, from the East, and they were connected by a long wall that ran along the river Tyne. Another part of the fortress wall was built in the XIII century.

Castle Hales survived many sieges: in the year 1400 he survived the attack by Harry Hotspur Percy, comrade Earl of March, but in 1443 succumbed to the onslaught of the troops of Archibald Dunbar. After the battle of Pinkie (1547) Hales castle was occupied by British troops under the leadership of Lord grey of Wilton. In 1567 James Hepburn took the castle of Queen Mary Stuart, later all his lands, including Hales castle became the property of the Scottish crown.

After the battle of Dunbar (1650), the castle was partially destroyed by Oliver Cromwell and then passed from hand to hand, until in 1700 was not acquired by the family of Darling from Hales. In the middle of the XIX century the castle was used as a granary, and the owners, taking advantage of the ensuing political stability, moved to a new estate in new Hales.

The castle is situated on a promontory of the river Tyne and protects the road to Edinburgh. Largest surviving building is a square Western tower-dungeon is a smaller version of the tower, built by Hugo de Gurley's and rebuilt in the XVI century. Also discovered was a bathroom of the XV century, who lost the roof, in which were found the Holy water bowl and a tabernacle for the oil, which suggests that this room was probably used as a chapel, and not as living space. In the basement of the XV century used to make bread and beer.