What is recorded here

Cupar Castle stood on Castle Hill in Fife from the 11th century until Scottish forces recovered it in 1308, making it a prize fierce enough to surrender, besiege and retake several times. Queen Margaret died there in 1275, while Bishop Robert Wishart later bled at its gates before imprisonment. The castle denied even Bruce at first, yet Bullock handed it to Douglas in 1339 after Stewart pressure and English relief failed to hold it. Stone and banner may have vanished, but the hill still remembers every knife, charge and chamber where fate changed hands.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cupar Castle as Castle (medieval). 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.

Cupar Castle was built in the 13th century by the Earls of Fife, a powerful noble family in medieval Scotland. It is important as a strategic stronghold that reflects the region's historical significance in Scottish feudal and military history.

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