What is recorded here

Newark Castle is a 15th-century ruin built by the Kinloch family just west of St Monans, where vaulted cellars still hide beneath broken upper walls. David Leslie, later Lord Newark, owned it until his death in 1682, after which it passed through the Anstruther and Baird families. A wealthy collector once planned its restoration, but the local owner refused to sell, leaving the castle exposed to the North Sea and time.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Newark Castle as 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.

Newark Castle was built in the 13th century by the Comyn family, a powerful noble dynasty in medieval Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the region and its association with the broader political conflicts of the Scottish Wars of Independence.

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