Ravenscraig Castle

Ravenscraig Castle is a ruined castle located in Kirkcaldy which dates from around 1460. The castle is an early example of artillery defence in Scotland.

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Ravensheugh Castle
castle, United Kingdom, 

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  Blackness Castle ⓘ
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  Dalkeith Palace ⓘ
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  Roslin Castle ⓘ
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  Kellie Castle ⓘ
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  Ravenscraig Castle ⓘ
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  Hibernian Football Club Museum ⓘ
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  HMY Britannia ⓘ
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1460 Ravenscraig Castle

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1200 Edinburgh Castle

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1300 Craigmillar Castle

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1300 Loch Leven Castle

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1305 Roslin Castle

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1360 Kellie Castle

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1500 Niddry Castle

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1542 Seafield Tower

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2009 Jupiter Artland

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1697 Surgeons' Hall Museums

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1763 St Cecilia's Hall

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1816 Trinity House of Leith

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1835 Camera Obscura

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1850 John Knox House Museum

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1859 Scottish National Gallery

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1883 Dunfermline Carnegie Library

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1884 Anatomical Museum

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1888 Royal Museum of Scotland

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1889 Scottish National Portrait Gallery

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1906 Michael Bruce Cottage Museum

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1913 Edinburgh Zoo

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1925 Kirkcaldy Galleries

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1933 National War Museum

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1951 Queensferry Museum

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1955 Museum of Childhood

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1960 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

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1966 Myreton Motor Museum

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1969 Scottish Fisheries Museum

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1971 Kirkcaldy Industrial Museum

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1975 Burntisland Museum

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1975 National Museum of Flight

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1975 Talbot Rice Gallery

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1984 National Mining Museum Scotland

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1984 Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum

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1986 Cousland Smiddy

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1986 Scottish Vintage Bus Museum

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1989 People's Story Museum

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1991 Methil Heritage Centre

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1991 Museum of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

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1993 Deep Sea World

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1995 Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

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1998 Museum of Scotland

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1998 National Museum of Scotland

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1999 Dynamic Earth

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1999 Modern Two

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2000 Museum of Abernethy

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2004 Boness Motor Museum

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2006 Museum on the Mound

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2011 Musselburgh Museum

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2012 Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre

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2012 John Gray Centre Museum

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2013 Coastal Communities Museum

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2017 Military Museum Scotland

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2022 Battle of Prestonpans Jacobite Museum

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Ravenscraig Castle from ocean side

Ravenscraig Castle rear

Ravenscraig Castle rear of main keep

Ravenscraig Castle from path

Ravenscraig Castle east tower

Ravenscraig Castle Entrance

Ravenscraig Castle from path 2

• Ravenscraig Castle - guidebook published in 1976
• Ravenscraig Castle - chapter published in 1991
• Ravenscraig Castle, Fife - article published in 1964
• Ravenscraig Castle - article published in 2013

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Ardross Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Balgonie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Balvaird Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Blackness Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Burleigh Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Byres Castle	bastle house	Wikidata
site	castle		Carberry Tower	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Creich Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalhousie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalkeith Palace	castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle		Dirleton Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundas Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunfermline Palace	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Falkland Palace	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Fenton Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Midhope Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Preston Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Scotstarvit Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Seton Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Edinburgh Castle	castle, museum, tourist attraction, archaeological site, building complex	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Craigmillar Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Loch Leven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1305	Roslin Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1360	Kellie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1460	Ravenscraig Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Niddry Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Seafield Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	garden		Walled Garden, Newliston House	walled garden	Wikidata
site	garden	2009	Jupiter Artland	art museum, sculpture garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbot House, Dunfermline	museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum		Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		City Art Centre	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fife Folk Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fife Heritage Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Gosford House	historic house museum, mansion, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Haddington Library	library building, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Hibernian Football Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMY Britannia	museum ship, royal yacht, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Edinburgh	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Naval And Military Museum, Edinburgh Castle	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Explorer	museum ship, research vessel, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		The Museum of Cipher Equipment	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Reid Concert Hall Museum of Instruments	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Scottish Deer Centre	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Writers' Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1697	Surgeons' Hall Museums	independent museum, medical museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1763	St Cecilia's Hall	university museum, concert hall, musical instrument museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1816	Trinity House of Leith	building, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1835	Camera Obscura	observatory, camera obscura, tourist attraction, tenement, visitor center	Wikidata
site	museum	1850	John Knox House Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1859	Scottish National Gallery	art museum, national gallery, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1883	Dunfermline Carnegie Library	public library, museum, art gallery, Carnegie library	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Anatomical Museum	university museum, anatomical museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Royal Museum of Scotland	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1889	Scottish National Portrait Gallery	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	Michael Bruce Cottage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1913	Edinburgh Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1925	Kirkcaldy Galleries	museum, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1933	National War Museum	military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1951	Queensferry Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Museum of Childhood	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art	art museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Myreton Motor Museum	museum, transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Scottish Fisheries Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Kirkcaldy Industrial Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Burntisland Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	National Museum of Flight	museum, national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Talbot Rice Gallery	museum, art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	National Mining Museum Scotland	mining museum, national museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum	mining museum, industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Cousland Smiddy	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Scottish Vintage Bus Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	People's Story Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Methil Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Museum of the Royal Regiment of Scotland	museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Deep Sea World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum	museum, regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Museum of Scotland	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	National Museum of Scotland	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Dynamic Earth	museum, tourist attraction, science museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Modern Two	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Museum of Abernethy	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Boness Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Museum on the Mound	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Musselburgh Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	John Gray Centre Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Coastal Communities Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Military Museum Scotland	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2022	Battle of Prestonpans Jacobite Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle from ocean side		Commons
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle rear		Commons
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle rear of main keep		Commons
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle from path		Commons
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle east tower		Commons
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle Entrance		Commons
commons	image		Ravenscraig Castle from path 2		Commons