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Stravithie Castle (site of)

Stravithie Castle once stood here surrounded by a bog but no trace of it now remains and the site falls within a field.

In June 1582 Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews, confirmed a charter of alienation by Andrew Wod of Strathwittie to William Lundy of Lundy of a 32nd part and half of a 32nd part of Innergellie. Later that month James Lummisden of Ardrie and his wife, Euphemia Dowglass, were granted a sasine of the eighth and sixteenth parts of the lands of Innergellye which were formerly held by William Lummisden, rector of Cleisch, and alienated by him to Thomas Lummisden of Ardrie in a charter by Archbishop Adamson.

Around this time the Lumsdens seems to have taken possession of Stravithie too as towards the end of the 16th century James Lumsden, son of John Lumsden of Blanerne, married the heiress of the lands of Airdrie, presumably also a Lumsden, and from them descended the Lumsdens of Innergellie, Airdrie, Strathvithie and Mountquhannie.

In the mid-17th century Stravithie was owned by Sir James Lumsdaine of Airdrie, who held a commission as a Colonel in the army of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden. He married Christian Rutherford of Hunthill.

In December 1642 Charles I granted the Colonel a new charter of the lands of Innergellie along with the lands of Barnes, Strathvithie, Kinkell and Snawdoun, with their towers and manors, which were all incorporated into the free barony of Innergellie with the manor of Innergellie as its principal messuage.

In September 1665 the second son of Colonel Lumsdaine and Christian Rutherford, Robert Lumsdaine of Strathvethie, married Helen Preston, youngest daughter of the late Sir John Preston of Airdrie. Their eldest son, also James, died in February 1670 and was succeeded by his eldest son, George Lumsdaine of Innergellie, who around 1680 seems to have sold Innergellie to his uncle, the aforementioned Robert Lumsdaine of Stravithie. Some time before 1697 Robert married Isabel Ellis, daughter of John Ellis of Elliston, who had inherited considerable estates from her father.

In the early 18th century Robert Lumsdaine of Lumsdaine, eldest son of George Lumsdaine of Innergellie, married Eliza, daughter of James Lumisdaine of Stravithie and granddaughter of Robert Lumsdaine of Stravithie and Helen Preston.

Robert, now styled Robert Lumsdaine of Lumsdaine, Stravithie and Innergellie, was a member of the erotic society The Most Ancient and Most Puissant order of the Beggar’s Benison and Merryland, Anstruther, which was founded in 1732 and met at Dreel Castle. In 1738 he married Sophia, eldest daughter of the late Robert Lundin of Lundin and sister of James Lundin of Lundin.

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Alternative names for Stravithie Castle

Strathvethie; Strathvithie; Strathwittie; Straveithie; Stravethie; Stravethy; Stravithy Castle; Straweithie

Clans associated with Stravithie Castle

Lumsden

Surnames associated with Stravithie Castle

Lumisden

Lumsdaine

Lumsden

Where is Stravithie Castle?

Stravithie Castle is in the parish of Dunino and the county of Fife.

Grid reference:NO 5306 1184

Lat / long:56.29666000,-2.76003110

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Weather at Stravithie Castle

7°C
max 9°C / min 7°C
4km/h NNE
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Mist
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References (books)

Coldingham: Parish and Priory
Adam Thomson
Galashiels, 1908
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The diary of Mr. John Lamont of Newton. 1649-1671.
John Lamont
Edinburgh, 1830
The East Neuk of Fife
Walter Wood
London, 1887
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1634-1651
John Maitland Thomson
Edinburgh, 1897

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Castles near Stravithie Castle

Dunino (site of)

1.3km away

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Inchmurtach (site of)

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Redwells

4.5km away

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4.9km away

Kippo (site of)

5.0km away

Gordonshall (possible) (site of)

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Ancient sites near Stravithie Castle

Drumcarrow Craig broch

7.2km away

Lundin Links stone circle

15.5km away

Kilmany cursus

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Balgay Hill rock art

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Pictish stones near Stravithie Castle

Abercrombie 1 Class III cross slab

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Abercrombie 2 Class III cross slab

8.4km away

Abercrombie 3 Class III cross slab

8.4km away

Abercrombie 4 Class III cross slab

8.4km away

Crail Class III cross-slab

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The Coves, Caiplie Class I symbols

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Largo Class II cross slab

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Pictish sites near Stravithie Castle

Norrie's Law hoard

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37.3km away

Haddington silver chain

38.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

57.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

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Borland silver chain

80.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

80.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

82.2km away

Nigg silver chain

99.7km away
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Accommodation near Stravithie Castle

The Old Station Country Guest House
bed and breakfastSt Andrews
1.6km away
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3.2km away
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hotel, restaurant, pubSt Andrews
5.3km away
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5.4km away
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5.5km away
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5.5km away
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5.7km away
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5.7km away
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hotel, restaurant, barSt Andrews
5.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Stravithie Castle

Fairmont St Andrews
hotel, restaurant, barSt Andrews
3.2km away
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5.2km away
Northpoint Café
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West Port Bar & Kitchen
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5.3km away
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5.7km away
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Macdonald Rusacks Hotel
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5.8km away
Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa
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6.1km away
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9.1km away
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Published on the 18th of January 2012 at 10:41 pm. Updated on the 29th of March 2021 at 11:55 am.

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