What is recorded here

Leuchars Castle rose near Leuchars, Fife, when a tenth-century earthwork became a stone residence that James V and Mary, Queen of Scots, may have used for falconry and hunting. English forces broke it in 1327, Sir Andrew Murray took it in 1337, and later builders changed it before demolition in the twentieth century. Its doocot still stands, a small pigeon tower keeping the castle alive beside the lost royal house at Pitlethie.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Leuchars Castle as Enclosure (period Unassigned)(possible). 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.

Leuchars Castle was built by the Leslie family in the 14th century and later held by the Earls of Crawford. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the region and its association with Scottish noble history.

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