Anstruther Easter, 2 Old Post Office Close
House (17th Century)
Site Name Anstruther Easter, 2 Old Post Office Close
Classification House (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) High Street; Wightman's Wynd
Canmore ID 226961
Site Number NO50SE 380
NGR NO 56533 03595
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/226961
- Council Fife
- Parish Anstruther Easter
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Field Visit (29 June 1927)
Dreel Castle and Castle Wynd.
At the end of Castle Wynd the rock projecting into the creek at the mouth of the Dreel Burn is pointed out as the site of Dreel Castle, which may have been the same building as Anstruther Castle. The wall at the lower part of the wynd on the west side dates from the 16th century and bears traces of many alterations. At the southern end is a loophole of ‘dumb-bell’ shape. On the east side of the wynd is a 17th century house, the entrance to which has a bolection moulded architrave.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 29 June 1927.
