Spring Denmylne Castle Near Newburgh North Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of Denmylne Castle on ancestry visit to North Fife. The Castle itself was built in 1560. The lands of Denmylne belonged to the Earls of Fife but fell to the Crown after the forfeiture of the last Earl. It is because of this that it was known as the King's Mill. The Balfours owned the property from 1452 to 1710. The castle dates from the late 16th century. In 1460 James Balfour of Denmylne died at the siege of Roxburgh Castle, while John his son was killed in the battle of Flodden in 1513. Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird was appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1639. He compiled an important collection of Scottish historical manuscripts; and he also officiated at the coronations of both King Charles I and Charles II. His brother Sir Andrew Balfour was the founder of the first Edinburgh Botanic Garden. The ruins of the castle are on private land and can be seen from the main road southeast of Newburgh.

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