What is recorded here
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.
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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Places near here
Rosyth DoocotVisitor information · 188 yd
RosythSalt Works (period Unassigned) · 419 yd
Rosyth, Hm Dockyard, North WallQuay (20th Century), Quay (first World War), Storehouse(s) (20th Century) · 562 yd
Castlandhill WoodsWood · 1088 yd
Inverkeithing CemeteryCemetery (19th Century), Cultivation Terrace(s) (period Unknown) · 1.0 mi
Inverkeithing, Jamestown ViaductRailway Viaduct (19th Century) · 1.0 mi
Rosyth, Queensferry Road, Ex Servicemen's ClubClub (20th Century), Flat(s) (20th Century), Shop(s) (20th Century) · 1.0 mi
Inverkeithing, High StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Fife Coastal PathVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Windylaw EdgeWood · 1.4 mi
Inner BayBay · 1.4 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Paul McIlroy · CC BY-SA 2.0