The remains of the castle ruins can be visited.
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Ardross Castle
Ardross Castle is a ruined castle about 1.6 km east of Elie in the Scottish Council Area of Fife. William Dishington, son of Sir William, who died in 1360, is considered the initiator of the castle's construction. The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument.
Description+
The ruins consist of two connected, rectangular fragments, about 13 meters above the beach. The northern fragment probably dates from the 15th century and is the older of the two. It was a small tower with a footprint of 8.75 meters × 11.2 meters. The walls are about 1.8 meters thick. The entrance was on the southern gable wall, and another building, no longer existing today, was attached to the north. The second fragment covers an area of 23.7 meters × 5.8 meters and also has 1.8 meter thick walls. It is connected to the tower in the north by the remains of a short wall. There are indications that a spiral staircase was located at the southeast corner.
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