What is recorded here

Rires Castle is a medieval castle in Fife, Scotland. It is not clear whether the walls still stand or whether the ground has taken them back. The name is enough to remember the place, even when the shape is gone.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rires 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.

Rires Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century, and is remembered for its strategic position in the Scottish Borders, an area frequently contested during conflicts between Scotland and England.

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