List of castles in Fife
This is a list of castles in Fife.
List
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture. |
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Aberdour Castle | Tower house with later extensions | c.1200-1635 | Partially ruined | Historic Environment Scotland | NT1915385458 | built by Douglas earls of Morton; painted ceiling | |
Airdit House | NO41242003 | ||||||
Airdre Castle | |||||||
Aithernie Castle | |||||||
Ardross Castle, Fife | c.14th century | ||||||
Ayton Castle, Fife | |||||||
Balgonie Castle | |||||||
Ballinbreich Castle | Ruin | Private | 056.37ºN 003.18ºW | ||||
Balwearie Castle | Ruin | Nr Kirkcaldy | |||||
Collairnie Castle | Private | 056.34ºN 003.12ºW | Barclay family, heraldic painted ceilings | ||||
Couston Castle | NT168850 | ||||||
Craighall Castle | |||||||
Dairsie Castle | Private | ||||||
Denmylne Castle | Ruin | Private | Balfour family | ||||
Dunimarle Castle | Historic house | 18th century | Occupied | Private | Culross NS976858 | Earlier ruin in grounds | |
Earlshall Castle | Historic House | Bruce family, painted gallery | |||||
Falkland Palace | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | Royal palace, painted ceiling | ||||
Fernie Castle | Private | ||||||
Fordell Castle | Private | Henderson family | |||||
Hallyards Castle | Ruin | Kirkcaldy family | |||||
Kellie Castle | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | Oliphant & Erskine family | ||||
Leuchars Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Lochore Castle | Castle | 14th century | Ruin | Lochore | |||
Lordscairnie Castle | Ruin | Private | |||||
Macduff's Castle | Ruin | ||||||
Myres Castle | Private | Scrimgeour family | |||||
Newark Castle | Ruin |
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Pittarthie Castle | Ruin | Nr Dunino | |||||
Piteadie Castle | Ruin | Nr Kinghorn | |||||
Pitreavie Castle | tower house | Nr Dunfermline | Wardlaw family | ||||
Ravenscraig Castle | mid-15th century[1] | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Kirkcaldy | Sinclair family, in the grounds of Ravenscraig Park | ||
Rossend Castle | tower | private offices | Dury & Melville families painted ceiling in National Museum of Scotland | ||||
Rosyth Castle | Ruin | in Naval dockyard | |||||
Rumgally House | tower house | 16th century | no access, within Naval dockyard | ||||
St Andrews Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | |||||
Scotstarvit Tower | Historic Scotland | ||||||
Wemyss Castle | Historic House | Private |
See also
Notes
- ^ Kirkcaldy Civic Society (2005). Kirkcaldy: A History and Celebration. The Francis Firth Collection. ISBN 1-84567-749-8.
References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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