Archaeology Notes

Event ID 711475

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT18SW 20.00 10870 82098

NT18SW 20.01 11023 82233 Dovecot

(NT 1087 8210) Rosyth Castle (NR) (Remains of)

OS 6" map (1946)

Rosyth Castle: The remains consist of a rectangular enclosure of 16th and 17th century date abutting at the NE angle on a late 15th century tower. The tower was originally attached to a lofty barmkin, 40' - 50' high, which was replaced by the enclosure walls with a series of lower structures against the inner sides. The enclosed area was 60' N-S by 72' E-W.

The S range is destroyed, while only the foundations remain of the S ends of the E and W ranges. Sufficient of the N range is left to indicate that it comprised a vaulted ground floor and two upper floors surmountd by a parapet walk. The entrance is in the N range. The tower is 58' high by 41' by 48' over walls 10' thick. A small wing projects at the SE angle. The masonry is ashlar. Traces of the original barmkin, higher on the W face, remain on the walls.

RCAHMS 1933

The remains of Rosyth Castle are as described.

Visited by OS (DWR) 18 February 1974