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Rosyth Castle was built by the de Rosyth family in the late 13th or early 14th century. It is important as a medieval tower house that reflects the defensive and social structures of coastal Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rosyth Castle as Tower House (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.
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