Wemyss Castle

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Wemyss Castle is a historic coastal fortress in Fife, Scotland, long associated with the Wemyss family and noted for its medieval origins and scenic position overlooking the Firth of Forth.

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Wemyss Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
country house
historic building
architecturalStyle Scots Baronial
linked to: Scottish Baronial

medieval
associatedWithFamily Wemyss family
continent Europe
country Scotland
United Kingdom
hasAlternativeName Wemyss House
linked to: Wemyss estate
hasFeature battlements
courtyard buildings
turrets
hasGardenType formal gardens
woodland gardens
hasNearbyFeature Pictish cave carvings
hasNearbySettlement East Wemyss
West Wemyss
hasNearbySite Wemyss Caves
hasPart courtyard
gardens
gatehouse
terraced gardens
tower house
hasView Firth of Forth
North Sea
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
historicCounty Fife
locatedIn East Wemyss
Fife
Lowlands of Scotland
locatedOn cliffs
coastline of Fife
material stone
near Buckhaven
Kirkcaldy
Methil
notableFor association with Wemyss family
coastal position
medieval origins
openToPublic partially
overlooks Firth of Forth
ownedBy Earl of Wemyss
Wemyss family
region Kingdom of Fife
usedAs family seat
stately home

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Wemyss hasLandmark Wemyss Castle
West Wemyss near Wemyss Castle
Wemyss family hasEstate Wemyss Castle
Wemyss family historicalSeat Wemyss Castle