What is recorded here

Leuchars Castle stood near Leuchars in Fife, built as a motte and bailey in the 12th century and rebuilt in stone during the 13th. English forces slighted it in 1327, then Sir Andrew Murray and his men took it in 1337 after a siege. The castle was rebuilt again in the 16th century before demolition in the 20th, leaving behind a doocot still listed and at risk.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Leuchars Castle as Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), 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 was a medieval tower house built in the 16th century, held by the Lindsay family, and later the Drummonds of Hawthornden. It is remembered for its strategic position in the Scottish Borders and its association with key noble families in the region.

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