What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kingsbarns Castle as Castle (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.
Kingsbarns Castle was built in the 14th century by the Keith family, a powerful Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic location on the east coast of Scotland and its association with medieval coastal defense and noble estates.
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Places near here
Cambo SandsBeach / strand · 262 yd
Kingsbarns HarbourBuilding (period Unassigned) · 266 yd
KingsbarnsStructure (period Unassigned) · 345 yd
Hastings: Cambo Sands, North SeaBrig (19th Century) · 781 yd
Kingsbarns LawBarrow (prehistoric), Cist(s) (period Unassigned) · 841 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 917 yd
CamboRing Ditch (period Unassigned)(possible), Ring Ditch (period Unassigned) · 1176 yd
Randerston CastleCave (period Unassigned), Cross(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
West Quarry BraesNature reserve · 2.3 mi
Balcomie CastleCastle (medieval), Farmhouse (period Unassigned), Garden (period Unassigned)(possible) · 2.4 mi
Kippo PlantationWood · 2.4 mi
Balcomie SandsBeach / strand · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0