Archaeology Notes

Event ID 714267

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT28NE 1.00 25739 89128

NT28NE 1.01 257 891 garden

(NT 2574 8912) Piteadie Castle (NR) (remains of)

OS 6" map, (1967)

The remains of Pitteadie Castle stand 1 1/2 miles N of Kinghorn. They are in a bad state, the upper works being in a dangerous condition. The castle is a free-standing, rubble-built oblong tower, measuring 33 1/2' by 27 1/2'. It was originally built probably towards the end of the 15th century, but considerably altered two centuries later. The castle is surrounded by a 17th century park wall, in which are two Renaissance gateways.

RCAHMS 1933.

Piteadie Castle, as described by the RCAHMS, is in a fair state of preservation. The two Renaissance gateways, dated 1686, are situated at NT 2568 8912 and NT 2575 8913.

Visited by OS (W D J) 5 February 1959.

No change to previous field report.

Visited by OS (S F S) 15 December 1975.