Rossend Castle, Burntisland

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Rossend Castle, Burntisland by Kevin Rae as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Rossend Castle, Burntisland

Image: © Kevin Rae Taken: 23 Jul 2005

This castle was built in 1119 and over the years it has played host to among others Mary Queen of Scots and the armies of Oliver Cromwell who captured it in 1651. The castle was nearly demolished at the wishes of the council who owned it and sadly let its condition deteriorate but it was saved after a Public inquiry in 1972. It was tastefully restored after being bought in 1975 by the architects firm who still own it and use it as offices today.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0