Macduff’s Castle
MacDuff's Castle is a ruined castle near East Wemyss, in Fife, 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.Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: DougRM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Photo: C L T Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital is a community hospital located in Buckhaven, Fife, managed by NHS Fife. Randolph Wemyss Memorial Hospital is situated 1½ miles northeast of Macduff’s Castle.
Wemyss Castle
Garden
Photo: MoiraBue, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wemyss Castle is a garden, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Macduff’s Castle.
Cameron Hospital
Hospital
Cameron Hospital is a health facility in Cameron Road, Windygates, Fife, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Fife. The original building, known as Haig House, is a Category B listed building. Cameron Hospital is situated 1½ miles north of Macduff’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Wemyss and Buckhaven.
East Wemyss
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Wemyss is a village situated on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,928.
Buckhaven
Town
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckhaven is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth between East Wemyss and Methil. Buckhaven is on the Fife Coastal Path, and near to Wemyss Caves and Largo Bay.
Coaltown of Wemyss
Village
Photo: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coaltown of Wemyss is a village in south-east Fife, Scotland, around 5 km north of Kirkcaldy. The town was built in the 1890s as an estate village on the lands of nearby Wemyss Castle to house - as the name implies - mineworkers employed in several coal mines in the area.
Macduff’s Castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.1625° or 56° 9′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.05799° or 3° 3′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C8R5W6R+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 391754430OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q4185848
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Macduff’s Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Macduff’s Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Macduff’s”
- Russian: “Замок Макдафф”
- Turkish: “Macduff’s Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Well Cave and Sloping Cave.
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