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Seafield Tower

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Seafield Tower

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Seafield Tower

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Location: Royal Burgh Of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kinghorn

8.23km

02:11

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Burntisland

20.2km

05:22

200m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Invertiel

16.0km

04:15

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Greener Kirkcaldy

July 17, 2020

The lands here at Seafield (as well as the lands at Markinch) were granted to Robert Moultrie by King James II in 1443 and the tower was in his family ownership until 1631. It was then sold to the Archbishop of Glasgow, James Law, before passing through a number of unknown owners. The last owners were the Methven family, whose Lord was reported to have left Seafield in 1715 to join the Jacobite arising, never to return, resulting in the tower being abandoned in 1733.
Seafield Tower, also known as the devil’s tower, is five stories high and was built using the local red sandstones. It would have had a vaulted storage area on the ground floor and great hall on the first floor and the upper floor level would have been for the Lord’s accommodation. The tower is protected by barnskin or curtain wall. Unfortunately, all has been lost due to the coast erosion- the significant northwest corner collapsed during the storm in 2013.
The 1744 plan of the tower shows ancillary buildings to the west of the tower, providing necessary support to the residents, including bakery, brewery and stables.

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Location: Royal Burgh Of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Seafield Tower

1. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kinghorn

2. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Burntisland

3. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Invertiel

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