What is recorded here

Leuchars Castle rose from a twelfth-century earthwork into a stone fortress that James V and Mary, Queen of Scots, frequented for falconry and hunting in Tentsmuir Forest. English forces broke it in 1327, Sir Andrew Murray took it in 1337, and later owners rebuilt it before demolishing it in the twentieth century. Only a pigeon doocot remains, listed and endangered, while the royal house vanished entirely. The land still holds medieval rig and furrow marks, and the doocot stands as a small, stubborn witness to repeated loss and reinvention.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Leuchars Castle as Enclosure (period Unassigned)(possible), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post 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.

Leuchars Castle was a medieval fortress built in the 14th century, likely by the Keith family, who were prominent in the region. It is remembered for its strategic location near St Andrews and its historical association with Scottish noble families.

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