What is recorded here

Wemyss Castle stands in Angus as a medieval ruin, its exact boundary still debated because the public record only marks a hundred-metre circle rather than a building line. That uncertainty suits the place. A castle should keep some of its shape from memory, not surrender every room to a number.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wemyss Castle as Castle (medieval). 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.

Wemyss Castle, located in Fife, Scotland, was built by the Wemyss family in the 13th century and later held by the Earls of Wemyss. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval Scottish castle and is associated with the famous Wemyss Caves, which were used as a secret naval base during the Napoleonic Wars.

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