Memorials & monuments · Central Scotland
Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park
Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park — category B listed building-listed memorial in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park is a category B listed building-listed memorial in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB45546). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 26/03/1998 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Burgh Kirkcaldy NGR NT 29460 92378 Coordinates 329460, 692378 — Early 19th century. Small, circular, conical-roofed lookout tower adjoining rubble-coped rubble sea-defence walls at extreme angle directly above shoreline. Squared rubble with ashlar margins and stone slab roof. Round-headed doorway to N, large gunloops to S, E and W. — Situated to the E of the beehive dovecote (listed separately), the tower forms part of the sea wall overlooking the Forth. Ravenscraig Park was gifted to the community by Sir Michael Nairn in 1929. It will have served also as a garden folly/gazebo within the park.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Lookout Tower is a memorial located in Ravenscraig Park, central Scotland. It is designated as a category B listed building, highlighting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 56.1189, -3.1361
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY1 2AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Sources
- wikidata: Q17808112 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park?
- Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY1 2AZ).
- Is Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park a listed building?
- Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park free to visit?
- Yes, Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lookout Tower, Ravenscraig Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY1 2AZ. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.