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Kellie Castle, nr Elie in Fife

Goblinshead

130 Inveresk Rd
Musselburgh
EH21 7AY
SCOTLAND

One of the finest castles in Scotland, Kellie Castle is a tall 16th-century E-plan tower house, consisting of a three-storey main block and three large square towers which form the E. The Vine Room, on one of the upper floors, has a ceiling painted by De Witt, and there are fine plaster ceilings elsewhere. There is a magnificent walled garden. An earlier castle here belonged to the Siwards, but the present castle was built by the Oliphants, who held the lands from 1360 until 1613, when the 5th Lord Oliphant had to sell the property. It was bought by Sir Thomas Erskine of Gogar, who was made Earl of Kellie in 1619, a favourite of James VI. Kellie was abandoned in 1829, but in 1878 James Lorimer leased Kellie as an almost roofless ruin and proceeded to restore it. Robert Lorimer, his son, spent most of his childhood at Kellie, and was a famous architect. In 1970 Kellie passed into the care of The National Trust for Scotland. Limited disabled access to house.

Directions:	Off B9171, 4 miles N of Elie, Fife
Ownership:	NTS	01333 720271	Ord. Survey Map Ref:	NO 520052 59
Open:	Open Easter weekend; May to September; open weekends in October. Grounds open all year.
Key:	P S R WC £	Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

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