St Andrews, the Scores, Castlecliffe House — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Castlecliffe House stands on the Scores above St Andrews, a nineteenth-century building that became a first World War hospital when the region needed every bed. The sea wind still moves through the Scores, carrying salt into rooms where exhausted soldiers may have listened for home. What is recorded is the function and era; what is imagined is the relief given inside, the fever broken by coastal air and human attention.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St Andrews, the Scores, Castlecliffe House as Hospital (first World War), House (19th Century). 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.

St Andrews, the Scores, Castlecliffe House was built in the 19th century and later used as a hospital during the First World War. It is remembered for its repurposing to support military needs, reflecting the adaptation of civilian buildings during times of conflict in Scotland.

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