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Newark Castle is a ruin located just west of St Monans, on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. The building, built in the 15th century, stands in a dramatic location, overlooking the North Sea. The upper storeys are ruinous, but vaulted cellars survive, hidden from view. [1]
Visiting Newark Castle. The castle is directly on the Fife Coastal Path. The easiest way to reach it is to park at the Old Kirk parking area in St Monans and take the coastal path from the kirkyard. The trail runs along the top of the cliffs, past a lovely 16th-century doocot, to the castle.
Get a taste of the history of Newark Castle and highlights of a visit to this rediscovered treasure, including Renaissance details and glimpses ‘below stairs’. Contact us today for more information.
- The First Castle
- The Remodelled Castle
- A Nasty Piece of Work
Sir George Maxwell built the first castle on gaining the barony of Finlaystone from his father in 1478, and was then styled ‘of Newwerk and Finlanstone’. The tall tower house at the south-east corner and the gatehouse on the courtyard’s west side are his work. (Gun holes shaped like inverted keyholes confirm the construction date.) Despite later ch...
Sir Patrick Maxwell remodelled the castle, having become laird in the 1580s. The date 1597 appears above the front doorway. Sir Patrick appears to have: 1. removed the earlier great hall, along the north side of the courtyard 2. built a new self-contained residence in place of the great hall 3. included the old tower in the new complex Sir Patrick’...
Sir Patrick’s building work may have been refined, but he was anything but. He murdered several neighbours – including two of the Montgomery of Skelmorlie family in one day. He even killed his own kin. But his most sorry victim was his wife, Lady Margaret Crawford. Even Patrick’s own mother took pity on her, lodging a complaint about her son’s cond...
Overview. Explore a rediscovered treasure. Great shipyards for a long time eclipsed this castle and its stunning Renaissance details. Contrast its beauty with the notoriety of its most famous noble resident. What to see and do. Spot the exquisite Jacobean details on the exterior that make Newark one of the finest buildings of its time.
Newark Castle is derelict castle on the Fife coast just west of St Monans (or St Monance if you prefer) and provides a picturesque view from the Fife Coastal Path. Although the ruins look good from a distance, the castle itself is in a very poor state of repair and there are temporary barriers preventing one from getting inside the ruins.
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The impressive, crumbling, ruins of Newark Castle (sometimes also known as the "Castle of St Monans") occupy a magnificent clifftop location half a mile south-west of the attractive village of St Monans and only a third of a mile from St Monans Church.
