
What is recorded here
Pitcullo Castle stands in Fife, Scotland, recorded as a medieval castle. Its walls may have guarded a valley or sheltered a family through storms, though no named hand or dated event survives in the facts provided. The castle still belongs to the land, waiting for someone to walk past it and imagine the life it held.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pitcullo 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.
Pitcullo Castle was built in the 13th century by the Comyn family, a powerful noble lineage in medieval Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the region and its association with the historical conflicts involving the Comyns, including their rivalry with Robert the Bruce.
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Places near here
PitculloAxehead (sandstone)(period Unassigned) · 103 yd
Muirhead of PitculloCart Shed (19th Century), Granary (19th Century) · 697 yd
Muirhead, MilestoneMile Plate (19th Century) · 769 yd
Airdit HillMountain / peak · 1032 yd
Craigfoodie HillMountain / peak · 1245 yd
Black LawsCairn (period Unassigned) · 1324 yd
Willie's woodWood · 1464 yd
Balmullo QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Dairsie, Clayton Caravan ParkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Jim Clark StatueMemorial · 2.2 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Nydie WoodForest · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0