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Kingsbarns Castle is a castle ruin situated 700 metres north-east of Kingsbarns in Fife, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Strathclyde Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era, which provides a stable foundation typical of lowland Fife geology. The site benefits from statutory protection as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM7691.
The castle's location in the rolling agricultural landscape of east Fife reflects the strategic importance of fortified residences in medieval Scotland. Castles of this type typically served as strongholds for local landholders and their families, controlling trade routes and surrounding territories. The Strathclyde Group bedrock, composed of cyclical sequences of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone, would have been quarried locally to provide building stone for the castle's construction and fortifications.
Today, the remains at Kingsbarns Castle survive within the protected Fife landscape as evidence of the region's feudal past. The scheduled monument status ensures that the castle and its immediate surroundings are legally safeguarded from damage or disturbance, allowing the site to retain its archaeological and historical significance for future generations.
Kingsbarns Castle, 700m NE of Kingsbarns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7691. View the official record →
Kingsbarns Castle is a castle ruin situated 700 metres north-east of Kingsbarns in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7691.
Kingsbarns Castle, 700m NE of Kingsbarns 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 SM7691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crail Airfield,pillbox 300m E of Wormistone House (3.5 km), Crail Golf Club, Pill Box near the Club House (4.3 km), Danes Dike,earthwork,Fife Ness (4.5 km).
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Kingsbarns Castle, 700m NE of Kingsbarns stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.