What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crail Castle as Castle (medieval), Chapel (medieval). 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.
Crail Castle, located in Fife, Scotland, was built in the late 13th or early 14th century by the Comyn family, a powerful noble lineage in medieval Scotland. It is remembered as a significant coastal stronghold and for its association with the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Places near here
Crail, Castle Promenade, SundialSundial (period Unassigned) · 18 yd
Crail, Kings Mills, the Watch HouseHouse (18th Century) · 58 yd
Crail, King StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 118 yd
Crail Harbour, Hand CraneCrane (period Unassigned) · 221 yd
Crail, West Green, Bakery and StoreBakery (period Unassigned), Storehouse (period Unassigned) · 222 yd
Crail Museum and Heritage CentreMuseum · 311 yd
Crail Mercat CrossVisitor information · 390 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 501 yd
The Fife Coastal PathVisitor information · 560 yd
Denburn WoodWood · 626 yd
Crail, CemeteryCemetery (21st Century) · 782 yd
Caiplie, 'the Coves'Cave(s) (period Unassigned), Hermitage (religious) (period Unassigned), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving(s) (pictish) · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Aleks Scholz · CC BY-SA 2.0