Falkland Castle
| Building summary | |
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| [photo awaited] | |
| Name | Falkland Castle |
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| Other names | |
| Date | 13th & 14th centuries |
| OS grid ref | NO 25373 7572 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′17″N 3°12′22″W |
| Listing | Category B (removed) |
| Listing reference | LB8799; SM854 |
Falkland Castle is a former castle within the grounds of Falkland Palace
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| Address/Site Name
Falkland Palace – Castle | ||
| Description
13th and 14th centuries, destroyed 1337 and perhaps at least in part subsequently rebuilt. Remains comprise base of large circular well-tower, ashlar-built with triple chamfered ground course linked on north west by curtain wall to circular north tower; very fragmentary. | ||
| Statement of special interest
Scheduled Monument. Built by the Macduffs, Earls of Fife; in 1371 to Robert Stuart Earl of Monteith later Duke of Albany; James II made Falkland a Palace 1460. | ||
| Reason for removal from listing
Scheduling [as a Scheduled Monument] is the more appropriate designation for this structure. | ||
Previous uses
Castle