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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAVENSCRAIG CASTLE (In Ruins) | Ravenscraig Castle (in ruins) Ravenscraig Castle (in ruins) Ravenscraig Castle (in ruins) Ravenscraig Castle (in ruins) Ravensheugh or Ravenscraig |
Gazetteer of Scotland New Stat. [Statisical] Account Mr. John Duff Pathhead Mr. Thomson Sibbald's Histr. [History] of Fife |
[situation] On the Sea Coast S. [South] of Nether Street. "Below the town on a precipice almost surrounded by the sea stands the old Castle of Ravenscraig once the seat of the ancient family of St. Clair but now in ruins" Gazetteer p 490 "About half a mile to the westward of Dysart is the Castle of Ravenscraig. It stands on a steep craig fronting the sea. It with the adjoining lands was given by James 3rd to William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, when he resigned the title of Orkney. "Although in a Ruinous state now, it was inhabited in Oliver Cromwells time" New Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] page 133. |
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19 Ph. [Parish] of Dysart Trace 9[Quotation] "The Castle of Ravenscraig is situated on a rock, projecting into the sea, at the east end of Pathhead. It was given by James III [Third] to William St. Clair Earl of Orkney. It has been ever since possessed by the family of St. Clair. It was inhabited in Oliver Cromwell's time, and was fired upon by a party of his troops. It has, for many years, been uninhabited, and in a ruinous state." Old Stat. Acct: [Statistical Account]
[signed] John Bayly Capt. R.E. [Captain, Royal Engineers] 31st March 1855
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