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Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh

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HES SM852
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Overview

History & significance

Denmylne Castle is a ruined fortified structure located in Fife, southeast of Newburgh, dating from the medieval period. The monument consists of the remains of a defensive stone structure typical of Scottish baronial architecture, though significant portions have been lost to time and deterioration. The site represents an important element of the settlement and land control patterns that characterized medieval Fife, reflecting the strategic importance of locations in this region during the feudal period. The castle's surviving remains provide evidence of domestic and defensive arrangements characteristic of the medieval Scottish lowlands.

Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM852. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh?

Denmylne Castle is a ruined fortified structure located in Fife, southeast of Newburgh, dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM852.

Who is responsible for protecting Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh?

Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh 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 SM852.

What other scheduled monuments are near Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunshelt Plantation,earthwork (7.4 km), Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N of (7.6 km), Strathmiglo Churchyard,symbol stone (8 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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Dunshelt Plantation,earthwork
Earthwork7.4 km
Ravenshall, homestead & ring-ditches N of
Homestead & ring-ditches7.6 km
Strathmiglo Churchyard,symbol stone
Symbol stone8 km
Easter Kilwhiss, enclosure 820m SSE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure8.2 km
Shiells, settlements 665m NW of
Settlements8.6 km
Corston Tower,towerhouse and dovecot
Towerhouse and dovecot8.8 km
Lathrisk House, settlement 300m WNW of
Settlement9.3 km
Drumtenant, enclosures & unenclosed settlement 380m WNW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures & unenclosed settlement9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh

Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh 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 Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh

Battle of Dupplin MoorBattle (1332) · ~12.8 milesBattle of Tippermuir 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.9 milesBattle of DunkeldBattle (1689) · ~21 milesBattle of InverkeithingBattle (1651) · ~21.9 miles
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