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Creich Castle

Castle in Fife, Scotland

Field	Value
name	Creich Castle
location	Creich, Fife, Scotland
coordinates
image	Creich Castle - geograph.org.uk - 199759.jpg
image_size	300px
caption	Ruins of Creich Castle
map_type	Scotland Fife
type	Castle
built	11th century
builder	Earl of Fife

Creich Castle is a ruined tower house near Creich, Fife, Scotland. The tower house and its associated buildings is a scheduled monument. There is a mention of a castle on the property in the 13th century, but it is uncertain what relationship that has to the existing structures. There is documentary evidence of a tower in 1553, but the existing structure either postdates that or has been heavily remodeled, judging by its architectural style.

History

The first surviving records that mention Craich show that it was held by the MacDuff, Earls of Fife and they were probably the builders of the first Creich Castle. The land was subsequently owned by the Liddel family until they forfeited it when charged with treason. The Beaton family purchased it in 1503 and the property has been linked with David Betoun of Creich, Cardinal David Beaton, a 16th century Archbishop of St Andrews, and Mary Bethune.

Description

The castle is 1.7 km south of the River Tay and is located in a depression surrounded by higher ground on all sides. The lower ground immediately surrounding the tower complex was formerly marsh, some of which still survives, which would have improved its defensibility.

The tower was likely enclosed in a courtyard as there are the remains of a small round tower 20 yd west typical of those found at gateways or, less frequently, barmkins. It is rectangular in shape with two interior chambers.

References

{{Historic Environment Scotland
"Creich Castle".
The tower house is [[L-plan castle. L-shaped]] ({{convert. 39. ft. 2. in. m. 1 by {{convert. 27. ft. 8. in. m. 1). The main block is three storeys tall, although the {{convert. 20. by. 20. ft. m. 1
The nearby Creich Castle Doocot or [[dovecote]], dating to 1723, is [[category A listed]].{{Historic Environment Scotland

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