Creich Castle

Creich Castle
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Ruins of Creich Castle
Creich Castle
Coordinates 56°22′42″N 3°05′23″W / 56.378295°N 3.089722°W / 56.378295; -3.089722
Type Castle
Site history
Built 11th century
Built by Earl of Fife

Creich Castle is a ruined tower house near Creich, Fife, Scotland.[1]

The tower house is L-shaped and three to four storeys tall. It is Category B listed.[2] The whole ruined complex is a scheduled monument.[3]

History

Constructed to provide defence against Viking raiders which attacked the rich farms south of the River Tay and further added to by Causantín, Earl of Fife during the 11th century. The castle continued to be owned by the Earls of Fife into the 13th century. The existing ruins date from the 16th century.[2]

It is linked with Cardinal David Beaton, a 16th century Archbishop of St Andrews, and Mary Bethune of the House of Bethune.[2]

Doocot

The nearby Creich Castle Doocot or dovecote, dating to 1723, is category A listed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Creich Castle". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
  2. 1 2 3 "Creich Castle". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Creich Castle SM848". Historic Environmaent Scotland. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Creich Castle Doocot". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

Further reading

  • MacGibbon & Ross, The Castellated & Domestic Architecture of Scotland. Vol. III.
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