What is recorded here

Balmuto Castle is a privately occupied tower house dating to the 15th century, built by the Boswell family on high ground overlooking an unnamed watercourse in Fife. The four-storey tower was extended through the 16th and 18th centuries, abandoned after 1896, stripped of a north wing in 1951, then restored between 1974 and 1984. It remains hidden from public roads, its battlements and attic still standing as a quiet residence rather than a ruin.

Balmuto Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Fife. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.

Balmuto Castle was built in the 16th century by the Minto family, a prominent Scottish noble family. It is remembered for its strategic location in Fife and as an example of early defensive architecture in the region.

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