What is recorded here
Maiden Castle in Fife, Scotland, is an unassigned enclosure on open land, not a castle chamber or a named fortress. The name may have come later, when people needed a shape for the stones and fields they saw. Under that name, the place becomes a room without walls, waiting for someone to remember what it held.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Maiden Castle as Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Yad WaterfallWaterfall · 1.1 mi
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Old LimekilnHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
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John Knox's PulpitNamed rock · 1.9 mi
The Bonnet StaneVisitor information · 2.0 mi_NO_18996_07073_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5060678.jpg?width=1280)
Maiden's BowerCave · 2.0 mi
Maiden Bower CaveCave (18th Century) - (19th Century), Graffiti (19th Century) - (21st Century), Magazine (18th Century) - (19th Century)(possible) · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Bill Kasman · CC BY-SA 2.0