What is recorded here
Balcomie Castle, Farmsteading stands in Fife as a 16th Century farmstead, not a grand castle. The name suggests a home where a family farmed, raised animals and endured winter storms. Any castle in the title may be memory, pride or mistake. The field and surviving stones still belong to that human life.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balcomie Castle, Farmsteading as Farmstead (16th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Balcomie Castle, Farmsteading is a 16th-century farmstead recorded in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment. It is significant as an example of early agricultural settlement structures in rural Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Balcomie CastleCastle (medieval), Farmhouse (period Unassigned), Garden (period Unassigned)(possible) · 69 yd
BalcomieCropmark(s) (period Unknown) · 423 yd
Balcomie Golf LinksCropmark(s) (period Unknown) · 665 yd
Balcomie Golf Links, Lifeboat ShedBuilding (19th Century) · 737 yd
Crail Airfield, CinemaCinema (20th Century), Theatre (20th Century) · 756 yd
Constantine's Cave, Fife NessCave (period Unassigned), Rock Carving(s) (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (glass)(roman), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned) · 892 yd
Constantine's CaveCave · 895 yd
Balcomie SandsBeach / strand · 896 yd
Kilminning Coast Wildlife ReserveNature reserve · 1446 yd
Crail, CemeteryCemetery (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
Denburn WoodWood · 1.3 mi
The Fife Coastal PathVisitor information · 1.4 mi