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Creich Castle

Scotland
HES SM848
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Creich Castle is a medieval fortress located in Fife, Scotland, with origins dating to the medieval period. The castle survives as substantial ruins comprising a tower and associated structures that reflect its function as a defensive residence controlling the local landscape. The site holds significance within the broader context of Fife's feudal settlement patterns and the region's medieval territorial organization. Though detailed documentary records of the castle remain limited, the physical remains demonstrate the constructional methods and architectural conventions typical of Scottish medieval military architecture.

Creich Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM848. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Creich Castle?

Creich Castle is a medieval fortress located in Fife, Scotland, with origins dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM848.

Who is responsible for protecting Creich Castle?

Creich 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 SM848.

What other scheduled monuments are near Creich Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lordscairnie Castle,4800m NW of Cupar (3.9 km), Collairnie Castle (4.6 km), Cupar, St Christopher's Church (remains of) (7.1 km).

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Overview
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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.
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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

Lordscairnie Castle,4800m NW of Cupar
4800m nw of cupar3.9 km
Collairnie Castle
4.6 km
Cupar, St Christopher's Church (remains of)
Medieval · St christopher's church (remains of)7.1 km
Carslogie House, house and walls
House and walls7.4 km
Newton,standing stone 200m NNE of
Bronze Age · Standing stone8.8 km
Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm
Cairn 390m nw of collessie mill farm9 km
Edenwood Farm,burial mound 350m NE of
Burial mound9.9 km
Edenwood Farm,burial mound 120m ENE of
Burial mound10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Creich Castle

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

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