What is recorded here

St David's in Fife, Scotland, may have begun as a medieval castle before becoming a nineteenth-century public house, though that first claim still carries a question mark. The name suggests a man named David or a church dedication, but the facts leave that identity unresolved. What is clear is that the place survived long enough to change function, from defensive or noble use to ordinary drinking and conversation.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records St David's as Castle (medieval)(possible), Public House (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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