What is recorded here
Balgonie Castle, Gate Piers and Boundary Wall still stand in Fife, Scotland. The gate piers and boundary wall mark the edge of a place that has watched people come and go for generations. They are not display pieces, but working parts of a lived landscape.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balgonie Castle, Gate Piers and Boundary Wall as Gate Pier(s) (period Unassigned), Wall (period Unassigned). 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.
Balgonie Castle was built by the Lindsay family in the 16th century and is remembered for its historical association with the powerful Scottish noble family and its later use as a prison during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Places near here
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BellfieldCairn (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned), Coin(s) (period Unassigned) · 564 yd
Coaltown of Balgonie, WestgateCottage (19th Century) · 927 yd
Milton of Balgonie, Main Street, Balgonie and Windygates Parish ChurchBurial Ground (19th Century), Church (19th Century) · 1047 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1480 yd
DalginchCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1606 yd
Markinch War MemorialMonument · 1.2 mi
Warout WoodWood · 2.1 mi
Star MossWood · 2.2 mi
The Wemyss CavesVisitor information · 2.9 mi
Fife coastal pathVisitor information · 2.9 mi