Fife - Castles to visit

Aberdour Castle is a complex of historic buildings ranging from the 13th to the 17th century. At the core of the castle is a late 12th-century fortified hall house, erected around 1200, which makes Aberdour one of the two oldest castles in Scotland (the other candidate being Castle Sween, erected around the same time).
A921, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, KY3 0SL

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Heritage Highlight: Possibly the oldest castle in Scotland
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Kellie Castle is a fortified tower house in the East Neuk of Fife area. The oldest part of the castle dates from 1360 but the remainder is mainly 16th and early 17th-century work, built of rubble sandstone. There are fabulous plasterwork ceilings and pine panelling painted with romantic landscapes.
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland, KY10 2RF

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Heritage Highlight: 17th century plasterwork ceilings
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A 15th-century castle atop a crumbling cliff just west of St Monans, Fife. Now a romantic run, Newark Castle was once the home of General Leslie, the victor of Philiphaugh.
Fife Coastal Path, St Monans, Fife, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Stunning clifftop location
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Ravenscraig Castle was built for James II of Scotland in 1460 and is probably the first castle in Britain to be built with defence by firearms in mind - and for protection from cannon fire. The castle consists of a pair of round (actually D-shaped) towers linked by a connecting range, set atop a rocky promontory on the eastern edge of Kirkcaldy, overlooking the Firth of Forth.
Ravenscraig Park, Off Dysart Road/A955 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Perhaps the first castle built for defense by firearms
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Ruins of the castle of the powerful archbishops of St Andrews, dating partly from the 13th century, stand on a high cliff overlooking the North Sea. Substantial remains include a medieval bottle dungeon and counter-mines dug by Protestant rebels in 1546.
The Scores, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9AR

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Heritage Highlight: 16th century counter-mine, medieval bottle dungeon
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