What is recorded here
Kinkell Castle stands in Fife as a medieval ruin, its broken walls still casting long shadows across the land. The exact chamber that housed a person, stored grain or watched the road has vanished, but the shape of the building preserves the seriousness of that forgotten use.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kinkell Castle as Castle (medieval), Dovecot (period Unassigned). 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.
Kinkell Castle was built in the 16th century by the Drummond family, a prominent Scottish noble clan. It is remembered for its strategic location in Perth and Kinross and as an example of later medieval tower house architecture in Scotland.
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Places near here
Rock & spindleHeritage attraction · 152 yd
Kinkell NessScraper (tool) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 202 yd
KinkellMine (weapon) (period Unassigned) · 291 yd
The Rock and SpindleFlake (stone)(period Unassigned) · 416 yd
St Andrews Fundamental Bench MarkFundamental Bench Mark (20th Century) · 744 yd
Maiden's RockNamed rock · 1209 yd
St Andrews, Leisure CentreNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
East SandsBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
St Andrews, the GrangeNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Burnside WoodWood · 1.5 mi
St. Mary on the RockVisitor information · 1.5 mi
St Andrews Cathedral, Eastern Cemetery, Well HouseWell (medieval), Well House (post Medieval) · 1.5 mi