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. The community is likely named for

Tantallon Castle Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland. It sits atop a promontory opposite the Bass Rock, looking out onto the Firth of Forth. The last medieval curtain wall castle to ...

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Communications

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Statistics

*Total Population 3378 *Total Dwellings 1528 *Total Land Area – 97.5023 km²

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