What is recorded here

Wemyss Castle, the Red House, is a 19th Century house in Fife, Scotland. The Red House may have been built for a family who wanted to be seen, or for someone who wanted to disappear into the hill. Either way, it still stands where the land remembers heat, pressure and shape.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wemyss Castle, the Red House as 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.

Wemyss Castle, the Red House, was built in the 19th century as a private residence. It is important as an example of domestic architecture from that period in Scotland.

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