Tayport Castle
| Tayport Castle | |
|---|---|
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility |
| Place: | Tayport |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 27 '3 " N , 2 ° 52' 59.4" W |
| Height: | 18 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference |
Tayport Castle is an abandoned low castle in Tayport in the Scottish county of Fife .
The castle with a Z-shaped floor plan, which covered an area of about 12 meters × 12 meters and had round towers with a diameter of 7.8 meters on the southeast and northwest corners, is mentioned in a document in 1588.
In 1854 the vaulted cellar of the castle was still in use as a storage room. Then it was torn down. Today there are no more remains above ground.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Tayport Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved February 5, 2018.