Ravenscraig Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

King James II died when his own cannon exploded, so his widow Mary of Guelders continued building Ravenscraig as a memorial and dower house. The result was one of Scotland’s first castles shaped to resist cannon fire, with thick towers and rooms suited to guns rather than arrows. It passed through royal and Sinclair hands, survived Cromwell’s invasion, stored ammunition in the First World War, and became a Kirkcaldy park before entering state care.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ravenscraig Castle as Artillery Fortification (15th Century), 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.

Ravenscraig Castle, located near Dunfermline in Fife, was built in the late 15th century, likely under the orders of James IV of Scotland, to serve as a strategic stronghold and artillery fortification. It is remembered for its advanced design for the time and its role in the defense of the eastern Scottish coast.

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