List of castles in Fife

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This is a list of castles in Fife.

List[]

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture.
Aberdour Castle Tower house with later extensions c.1200-1635 Partially ruined Historic Environment Scotland NT1915385458 built by Douglas earls of Morton; painted ceiling Aberdour Castle from dovecote.jpg
NO41242003
Ardross Castle, Fife c.14th century Ardross Castle - geograph.org.uk - 697649.jpg
Balgonie Castle BalgonieCastle04.jpg
Ballinbreich Castle Ruin Private 056.37ºN 003.18ºW Ballinbreich Castle - geograph.org.uk - 83624.jpg
Ruin Nr Kirkcaldy
Collairnie Castle Private 056.34ºN 003.12ºW Barclay family, heraldic painted ceilings Collairnie.jpg
Couston Castle NT168850 CoustonCastle-from-across-OtterstonLoch.jpg
Craighall Castle
Dairsie Castle Private Dairsie Castle.jpg
Denmylne Castle Ruin Private Balfour family Denmylne Castle - geograph.org.uk - 356933.jpg
Dunimarle Castle Historic house 18th century Occupied Private Culross NS976858 Earlier ruin in grounds
Earlshall Castle Historic House Bruce family, painted gallery Earlshall Castle, near Leuchars.jpg
Falkland Palace Historic House National Trust for Scotland Royal palace, painted ceiling Falkland Palace.jpg
Fernie Castle Private
Fordell Castle Private Henderson family Fordell Castle, near Crossgates.JPG
Hallyards Castle Ruin Kirkcaldy family
Kellie Castle Historic House National Trust for Scotland Oliphant & Erskine family Kellie Castle - geograph.org.uk - 945290.jpg
Leuchars Castle Ruin
Lochore Castle Castle 14th century Ruin Lochore
Lordscairnie Castle Ruin Private LordscairnieCastle(JimBain)Mar2006.jpg
Macduff's Castle Ruin Macduff's Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1366881.jpg
Myres Castle Private Scrimgeour family Myresgarden.jpg
Newark Castle Ruin

Newark Castle ruins, Fife.JPG

Pittarthie Castle Ruin Nr Dunino Pittarthie Castle - geograph.org.uk - 239556.jpg
Ruin Nr Kinghorn
Pitreavie Castle tower house Nr Dunfermline Wardlaw family Pitreavie House.jpg
Ravenscraig Castle mid-15th century[1] Ruin Historic Scotland Kirkcaldy Sinclair family, in the grounds of Ravenscraig Park Ravenscraig Castle.jpg
Rossend Castle tower private offices Dury & Melville families painted ceiling in National Museum of Scotland Rossend Castle 1.jpg
Rosyth Castle Ruin in Naval dockyard Rosyth Castle.JPG
Rumgally House tower house 16th century no access, within Naval dockyard
St Andrews Castle Ruin Historic Scotland StAndrewsCastle.JPG
Scotstarvit Tower Historic Scotland Scotstarvit Tower, Fife.jpg
Wemyss Castle Historic House Private

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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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