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[[Image:Scotstarvit Tower.jpg|thumb|280px|Scotstarvit Tower]] |
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[[File:Inside Scotstarvit Tower - geograph.org.uk - 3530710.jpg|thumb|280px|Interior, Scotstarvit Tower]] |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | The six-storey L-plan tower, still largely intact, was built in the third quarter of the 16th century by the Inglis family.<ref |
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| ⚫ | The six-storey L-plan tower, still largely intact, was built in the third quarter of the 16th century by the Inglis family.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB2416|desc=SCOTSTARVIT TOWER|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> It was bought, in 1611, by [[Sir John Scott of Scotstarvet|Sir John Scot]], author of the satirical ''The Staggering State of the Scots' Statesmen''. Scot rebuilt the tower in the 1620s. Scotstarvit later passed to the Wemyss family, and in 1948 it was placed in the guardianship of the [[National Trust for Scotland]], and it is now in the care of [[Historic Environment Scotland]]. The castle is a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM90274|desc=Scotstarvit Tower|access-date=28 February 2019|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> |
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[[John Scott (British Army officer)|Major General John Scott]] inherited the tower from his father David Scott in 1766 and died here in 1775.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/sduggan?lang=en&pz=shayla+nicole&nz=duggan&p=john&n=scott|title=Family tree of John Scott Major-General, of Balcomie}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/cupar/scotstarvittower/index.htm Undiscovered Scotland page on Scotstarvit Tower] |
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*[[Hill of Tarvit]] |
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*Historic Environment Scotland: [https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/scotstarvit-tower Visitor guide] |
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[[Category:Castles in Fife]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 13 November 2022
Scotstarvit Tower is a tower house in Fife, Scotland. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Cupar, between Tarvit Hill and Walton Hill, south of the River Eden, and west of the A916 road.
History
[edit]The six-storey L-plan tower, still largely intact, was built in the third quarter of the 16th century by the Inglis family.[1] It was bought, in 1611, by Sir John Scot, author of the satirical The Staggering State of the Scots' Statesmen. Scot rebuilt the tower in the 1620s. Scotstarvit later passed to the Wemyss family, and in 1948 it was placed in the guardianship of the National Trust for Scotland, and it is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]
Major General John Scott inherited the tower from his father David Scott in 1766 and died here in 1775.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "SCOTSTARVIT TOWER (LB2416)". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Scotstarvit Tower (SM90274)". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Family tree of John Scott Major-General, of Balcomie".
External links
[edit]- Historic Environment Scotland: Visitor guide
56°17′22.55″N 3°1′1.46″W / 56.2895972°N 3.0170722°W
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