Craighall Castle
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| built = 1637
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| builder = Sir Thomas Hope
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Craighall Castle is located in Ceres, Fife, Scotland.{{cite book|author=Martin Coventry|title=The Castles of Scotland|year=2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100014|title=David Bryce|work=scottisharchitects.org|access-date=22 October 2015|archive-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016201459/http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100014|url-status=dead}} It was built in 1637 by Sir Thomas Hope but there was a tower of previous land owners before 1637. It is now demolished and only some of the castle's walls remain.{{cite web|url=http://canmore.org.uk/site/33017/craighall-castle|title=Craighall Castle|work=canmore.org}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/ordnancegazettee02groouoft/ordnancegazettee02groouoft_djvu.txt|title=Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical|work=archive.org}}
History
The lands were owned by Andrew Kinninmond and his family before selling it to Sir Thomas Hope.David Stevenson, King of Covenant? Voices from the Civil War (Tuckwell, 1996), p. 105. Hope built the castle in 1637. In 1954, the old tower was removed after the castle's granary burnt down. The castle was in very poor condition and was demolished in 1957. Some portion of walls still remain.
Architecture
Craighall Castle was built with rubble and stones. The walls are 1 metre to 1.3 metres thick. An old wall which is 10 metres long and 3.5 metres high still remains in the site.
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Category:Listed castles in Scotland
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1957
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