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Dalginch
Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Dalginch
Classification Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 31371
Site Number NO30SW 1
NGR NO 31 02
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/31371
- Council Fife
- Parish Kennoway
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NO30SW 1 31 02.
Dalginch, 1/4 mile E of Markinch, is the reputed site of a castle of Macduff. Its more modern name is Brunton, although in 1845 it was called Barnslee, the seat of Mrs Colonel Paston.
New Statistical Account (NSA 1845, J Sieveright)
There is no trace nor any knowledge of a castle at the farms of Dalginch, Barnslee, or Brunton Barnes.
Visited by OS (JP) 19 June 1974