Collairnie Castle

Collairnie Castle
Ruins of Collairnie Castle
Interactive map of Collairnie Castle
56°20′31″N 3°07′26″W / 56.34191°N 3.12402°W / 56.34191; -3.12402
TypeCastle
LocationDunbog, Fife, Scotland
NO 30616 17184
Site notes
MaterialStone
ConditionRuined
Public accessYes
Official name
Collairnie Castle
Designated4 January 1926
Reference no.SM847

Collairnie Castle is an L-plan castle in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland. The castle was extended in the 16th century, with a wing added of 4 storeys with an attic. The main block has been reduced to a single storey, and the tower is now incorporated into a 19th-century farm steading. It is described as having "become an embarrassment as the work of the farm subscribes" it. Inside the remaining floors are two painted ceilings. The castle is protected as a scheduled monument.

Owned by the Barclay family until 1789, it passed to the Balfours.

On her way to St Andrews in 1564, it is said that Mary Queen of Scots spent three nights at Collairnie. Mary stayed at Collairnie on 26 January 1565.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Glen L Pride: The Kingdom of Fife - an illustrated Architectural Guide
  2. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Collairnie Castle (SM847)". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Edward Furgol, 'Scottish Itinerary of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-8 and 1561-8', PSAS, 117 (1987), microfiche, scanned)