What is recorded here

Leuchars Castle rose from a twelfth-century earthwork into a thirteenth-century stone fortress, enduring English attacks and Sir Andrew Murray's siege before a sixteenth-century rebuild and eventual twentieth-century demolition. Nearby, the category A listed doocot still stands on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland, preserving the castle's shape while the main structure vanished. James V and Mary, Queen of Scots, frequented Pitlethie north of Leuchars for falconry and hunting in Tentsmuir Forest, suggesting the wider estate remained a lively royal retreat long after the castle's own fortunes changed.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Leuchars Castle as Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Ring Ditch(s) (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.

Leuchars Castle is a medieval tower house located in Fife, Scotland, and was likely built in the late 15th or early 16th century by the Lindsay family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its historical association with the Earls of Crawford and its strategic importance in the region during the Middle Ages.

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