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Ravenscraig Castle by @northernomad_unofficial is a dramatic ruined fortress overlooking the North Sea near Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. Constructed in the mid-15th century for James II of Scotland, it was one of the first castles in Britain designed to withstand artillery fire, marking an important shift from medieval fortifications to gunpowder-era defenses. Its massive curtain walls and rounded towers were built to absorb cannon impact while allowing defenders to fire back from protected posi

Ravenscraig Castle, Inverugie, Peterhead An enchanting 15th century castle ruin, defended by a moat. The site originally had a timber castle built in 1181 however the structure we see today was built in 1491 and sits beautifully on the banks of the river Ugie. | ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕃𝕚𝕧𝕖