Burleigh Castle
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Burleigh Castle
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) 'The Burleigh Walls'
Canmore ID 29775
Site Number NO20NE 19
NGR NO 2525 0746
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/29775
- Council Fife
- Parish Falkland
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO20NE 19 2525 0746
(Name : NO 2525 0746) Site of Burleigh Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1854)
The ruins were called 'Burleigh Castle' and were the property of a nobleman of the name of Burleigh.
Name Book 1854.
A fragment of wall in a garden to the west of Falkland Palace (NO20NE 3), known as 'The Burleigh Walls', was the remains of a dwelling-house which belonged to the Balfours of Burleigh. (Burleigh Castle is at NO 129 047).
J W Taylor 1861.
No remains found during field investigation.
Visited by OS (WDJ), 21 March 1967
