Castles · Scottish Highlands
Couston Castle
Couston Castle in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Simon Johnston — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Couston Castle is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Couston Castle is an L-plan tower house dating from the late sixteenth or early seventeenth centuries, just north east of Dalgety Bay, at the edge of Otterston Loch in Fife, Scotland. It is built on the site of an earlier building.
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Background
History
Couston Castle was built on lands granted to Robert de London, an illegitimate son of King William the Lion (1143–1214) in 1199. The land was granted in turn to Roger Frebern. The castle was firstly the property of the Logans of Restalrig, but passed later to the Earls of Moray. By the sixteenth century there was a fortified castle protected by artillery. King James V confirmed a charter to James Logan of Couston, whose family were resident at that period, during which the castle was remodelled to the form that it generally now has. For part of the second half of the seventeenth century it was occupied by Robert Blair, a Presbyterian clergyman, who was a former tutor of King Charles I, and…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0514, -3.3369
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY3 0RZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Sources
- wikidata: Q5178847 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Couston Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Couston Castle?
- Couston Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY3 0RZ).
- Does Couston Castle charge admission?
- Couston Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Couston Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 0RZ. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.