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St Andrews, 'fort'

Artillery Fortification (17th Century), Practice Battery (19th Century)

Site Name St Andrews, 'fort'

Classification Artillery Fortification (17th Century), Practice Battery (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Kirkheugh; St Mary Of The Rock; Kirkheugh Of St Andrews; Kirkhill; Kirk Hill

Canmore ID 34293

Site Number NO51NW 14

NGR NO 5156 1665

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish St Andrews And St Leonards
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NO51NW 14 5156 1665

See also NO51NW 7.

(NO 5156 1665) St Andrews "for the defence of the harbour the Committee of Estates in 1645, sanctioned the immediate erection of a fort on or near the site of the church (of the Blessed Mary of the Rock, see NO51NW 7).The necessary stones were to be obtained from the'old houssis' there and from the Priory".

D H Fleming 1914

There are no indications of fortifications in or about this location, although the site would have been ideal for such a Fort, as it overlooks and commands the harbour apporach. Only the foundations of St Mary's Church (NO51NW 7) exist.

Visited by OS (JLD) 17 October 1956

No further information.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 28 May 1964

NO 515 166. Excavation in advance of cliff consolidation has revealed 2 gun platforms 3.5m wide by 5m long, known to have been constructed in 1860.

J Wordsworth 1980

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