List of castles in Fife

This is a list of castles in Fife.

List
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture.
Aberdour CastleTower house with later extensionsc.1200-1635Partially ruinedHistoric Environment ScotlandNT1915385458built by Douglas earls of Morton; painted ceiling
Airdit HouseNO41242003
Airdre Castle
Aithernie Castle
Ardross Castle, Fifec.14th century
Ayton Castle, Fife
Balgonie Castle
Ballinbreich CastleRuinPrivate056.37ºN 003.18ºW
Balwearie CastleRuinNr Kirkcaldy
Collairnie CastlePrivate056.34ºN 003.12ºWBarclay family, heraldic painted ceilings
Couston CastleNT168850
Craighall Castle
Dairsie CastlePrivate
Denmylne CastleRuinPrivateBalfour family
Dunimarle CastleHistoric house18th centuryOccupiedPrivateCulross NS976858Earlier ruin in grounds
Earlshall CastleHistoric HouseBruce family, painted gallery
Falkland PalaceHistoric HouseNational Trust for ScotlandRoyal palace, painted ceiling
Fernie CastlePrivate
Fordell CastlePrivateHenderson family
Hallyards CastleRuinKirkcaldy family
Kellie CastleHistoric HouseNational Trust for ScotlandOliphant & Erskine family
Leuchars CastleRuin
Lochore CastleCastle14th centuryRuinLochore
Lordscairnie CastleRuinPrivate
Macduff's CastleRuin
Myres CastlePrivateScrimgeour family
Newark CastleRuin

Pittarthie CastleRuinNr Dunino
Piteadie CastleRuinNr Kinghorn
Pitreavie Castletower houseNr DunfermlineWardlaw family
Ravenscraig Castlemid-15th century[1]RuinHistoric ScotlandKirkcaldySinclair family, in the grounds of Ravenscraig Park
Rossend Castletowerprivate officesDury & Melville families painted ceiling in National Museum of Scotland
Rosyth CastleRuinin Naval dockyard
Rumgally Housetower house16th centuryno access, within Naval dockyard
St Andrews CastleRuinHistoric Scotland
Scotstarvit TowerHistoric Scotland
Wemyss CastleHistoric HousePrivate

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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