Scotland · Ruin
Ardross Castle
Ardross Castle was a c.14th-century fortified residence beside the sea at Elie and Earlsferry in Fife, Scotland. Built by the Dishington family it later passed to Sir William Scott of Elie and then to the Anstruthers. The site survives as ruins; the vaulted basement is visible above ground together with the remains of a later attached block.
Its prime
1607
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1607
What Ardross Castle looked like in its prime.
A compact stone fortified house set close to the Fife coast, its lower vaulted basement visible at ground level with the mass of the main dwelling rising above and joined to a later attached domestic block; the surviving fabric is rough masonry with collapsed upper works in the present ruin. In its prime the composition would read as a connected multi-storey stone residence with continuous rooflines along the main block and the later wing, sited on low coastal ground.
Its story
The story of Ardross Castle.
The Dishington Family's Castle at Elie, c. 14th Century–1607
Ardross Castle was built about the 14th century beside the sea at Elie and Earlsferry in Fife by the Dishington family, who sold it to Sir William Scott of Elie in 1607.
From the Anstruthers to a Scheduled Ruin
At the end of the 17th century the castle passed to Sir William Anstruther. It now stands in ruins, with the vaulted basement visible above ground alongside the remains of a later block attached to it. Ardross has been a scheduled monument since 1937.
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3 places to explore in 1607.
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Clans who held Ardross Castle.
The families that held Ardross Castle for a decade or more across its history, follow a name to its clan.
Dishington
Built by the Dishington family, who held it until its sale to Sir William Scott of Elie in 1607.
Held by the Scotts of Elie from the 1607 purchase by Sir William Scott until the end of the 17th century.
Anstruther
Passed to Sir William Anstruther at the end of the 17th century.
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