What is recorded here
St Andrews Castle, Pier is a possible jetty or pier beside the castle in Fife, Scotland. The exact age and purpose remain unclear, but the location suggests boats once reached the castle walls when the tide allowed. People may have carried goods, messages or prisoners across water before roads and bridges took that role. The pier may have disappeared under the sea or been replaced, leaving only a shadow in the official record.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Andrews Castle, Pier as Jetty (period Unassigned)(possible), Pier (period Unassigned)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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