Macduff’s Castle

MacDuff's Castle is a ruined castle near , in , Scotland. The site is associated with the MacDuff Earls of Fife, the most powerful family in Fife in the Middle Ages, although nothing survives from this period.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “East Wemyss, Macduff’s Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital and Wemyss Castle.

Hospital
Photo: C L T Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community hospital located in , , managed by NHS Fife. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Macduff’s Castle.

Garden
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is a garden, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Macduff’s Castle.

Hospital
is a health facility in Cameron Road, , , . It is managed by NHS Fife. The original building, known as Haig House, is a Category B listed building. is situated 1½ miles north of Macduff’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Wemyss and Buckhaven.

Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village situated on the south coast of , Scotland. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,928.

Town
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is a town on the east coast of , , on the between and . is on the Fife Coastal Path, and near to Wemyss Caves and Largo Bay.

Village
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is a village in south-east , , around 5 km north of . The town was built in the 1890s as an estate village on the lands of nearby to house - as the name implies - mineworkers employed in several coal mines in the area.

Macduff’s Castle

Latitude
56.1625° or 56° 9′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.05799° or 3° 3′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C8R5W6R+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 391754430
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4185848
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Macduff’s Castle” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Well Cave and Sloping Cave.

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