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MacDuff's Castle

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MacDuff's Castle

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MacDuff's Castle

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Location: East Wemyss And Mcduff, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. MacDuff's Castle – West Wemyss Coastal Path loop from West Wemyss

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2. Ravenscraig Beach – Ravenscraig Castle loop from Muiredge

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3. MacDuff's Castle – Alice's Fairy Garden loop from Muiredge

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Dan Hobson

September 23, 2019

MacDuff's Castle was originally built in the 11th century. However, nothing survives from this period and the ruins you see today are from the 14th and 15th centuries. You can explore the castle for free, at your leisure, as there is no tourist infrastructure. Be warned, though, the castle is said to be haunted by the grey lady, who has also been sighted around the caves below. Locals say it is the ghost of Mary Sibbald, who was found guilty of theft and died in the castle.

Brian

February 8, 2018

MacDuff's Castle was originally a late 13th century stone courtyard fortress, founded by Michael Wemyss. The site is traditionally associated with Macduff, Thane of Fife but in 1306, King Edward I ordered the Earl of Pembroke to burn the castle. Rebuild in the mid 14th century, Sir John Wemyss added the north-western gatehouse to the quadrangular court. From 1530 the Colvilles remodelled the castle, blocking the old gateway they built the south-western four storey tower, with a new gatehouse range in-between. In the late 16th or early 17th century, an outer court encased by a wall with angle turrets and pierced with gun-ports was created on the three landward sides. Allowed to decay from the late 17th century, only the south-west tower, the west wall and its southern angle tower of the outer court remain. The rest of the castle buildings are extremely ruinous and lie buried under mounds of rubble or vegetation. 2 miles south-west is Wemyss Castle and 3 miles north at Kennoway is Maiden Castle.

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Elevation 60 m

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East Wemyss, Kirkcaldy, KY1 4RT

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