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Collairnie Castle

Scotland
HES SM847
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Collairnie Castle is a ruined stronghold located in Fife, Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period and represents a significant example of fortified domestic architecture in the region. Little remains of the structure today beyond fragmentary ruins, though the site preserves evidence of its former importance as a defensive residence. The castle reflects the pattern of castle-building activity across Fife during the medieval centuries, when fortified strongholds served both military and administrative functions for local landowners.

Collairnie Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM847. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Collairnie Castle?

Collairnie Castle is a ruined stronghold located in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM847.

Who is responsible for protecting Collairnie Castle?

Collairnie Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM847.

What other scheduled monuments are near Collairnie Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heatherinch, enclosures W of (7.9 km), Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 380m WNW of (8 km), Shiells, settlements 665m NW of (8.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Heatherinch, enclosures W of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures7.9 km
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 380m WNW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures & unenclosed settlement8 km
Shiells, settlements 665m NW of
Settlements8.2 km
Drumtenant, enclosures 720m W of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures8.3 km
Ramornie Mill, unenclosed settlement 300m SW of
Unenclosed settlement8.4 km
Balmalcolm Farm, henge 240m NW of
Bronze Age · Henge8.5 km
Myreside, enclosure 100m S of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure9.2 km
Lathrisk House, settlement 300m WNW of
Settlement9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Collairnie Castle

Collairnie Castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Collairnie Castle

Battle of InverkeithingBattle (1651) · ~23.2 milesBattle of Inverkeithing IiBattle · ~24.7 miles
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