What is recorded here
Wemyss Castle, Orangery and Walled Garden stands in Fife, Scotland, where an 18th-century orangery and walled garden still mark the land. The castle and its gardens suggest a household that valued warmth, beauty and control over nature. Whether people walked those gardens in pride or secrecy, the stones and walls preserve that much.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wemyss Castle, Orangery and Walled Garden as Orangery (18th Century), Walled Garden (period Unassigned). 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.
Wemyss Castle was built by the Wemyss family in the 16th century and is remembered for its historical association with the Earls of Wemyss and its distinctive architectural features, including the 18th-century Orangery and Walled Garden.
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Places near here
West WemyssCave(s) (period Unassigned) · 169 yd
Wemyss CastleHospital (first World War), Sundial(s) (period Unknown), Tower House (16th Century) · 334 yd
WemyssSea Defences (period Unassigned) · 387 yd
Coaltown of Wemyss, Main Street, Earl David HotelHotel (20th Century), Tenement (20th Century) · 676 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 723 yd
Naval Mine Victims MemorialMemorial · 737 yd
Coaltown of WemyssMilestone (19th Century) · 755 yd
Safir: West Wemyss Harbour, Firth of ForthSchooner (19th Century) · 1184 yd
Canterbury Bell: West Wemyss, Firth of ForthKetch (20th Century) · 1564 yd
Fife coastal pathVisitor information · 1.2 mi
East Wemyss, Court CaveCave (iron Age), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving(s) (pictish) · 1.2 mi
The Wemyss CavesVisitor information · 1.3 mi