What is recorded here

Barnbougle Castle stands on a shepherd's hill above the Firth of Forth, holding a thirteenth-century tower inside an 1881 rebuild by the 5th Earl of Rosebery. The sea once invaded its dining room during supper, proving that even noble stone must share its house with the tide. Mary, Queen of Scots, may have given jewels to one of its Mowbray daughters, while judges in satin watched a fatal duel on the links below. The castle still belongs to the Earl of Rosebery, keeping its small proud distance from Dalmeny House.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barnbougle Castle as Natural Feature(s) (period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Barnbougle Castle is a 16th-century tower house built by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its historical association with the Keiths and its strategic location in the East Lothian landscape.

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