What is recorded here

Crail Castle anchored the royal burgh from the early 12th century, hosting King David I and preserving a chapel dedicated to Saint Rufus until Mary, Queen of Scots, called it ruinous in 1563. David Spens of Wormistoun received the broken site and may have rebuilt it, though that remains uncertain. A short wall in Castle Garden is all that still answers the question of where its chambers stood.

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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