Balgarvie Castle

Balgarvie Castle is an Outbound castle in Balgarvie at Cupar in the Scottish county of Fife .

The castle was sacked during the reign of Robert the Bruce (1306-1329) by the English army under the leadership of Sir John Pettsworth . Balgarvie Castle was owned by the Balfours of Burleigh and was later sold to the Earl of Melville .

Around 1940 the castle was completely demolished.

Individual evidence

^ Robert Sibbald: The History, Ancient and Modern, of the Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross . R. Tullis, Cupar 1803. p. 396.
^ Balgarvie Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historic Monuments in Scotland. Retrieved February 14, 2017.

56.328337 -3.047868Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′ 42 " N , 3 ° 2 ′ 52.3" W.

[Sibbald396-1] Robert Sibbald: The History, Ancient and Modern, of the Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross . R. Tullis, Cupar 1803. p. 396.

[Canmore-2] Balgarvie Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historic Monuments in Scotland. Retrieved February 14, 2017.