Cupar Castle

Cupar Castle

Cupar Castle was a former royal castle at Cupar, Fife, Scotland. No remains of the castle remain above ground.

History

The castle was built by the Earls of Fife in the 11th century. King Alexander III's wife Margaret died at the castle on 26 February 1275.[1]

King Edward I of England captured and stayed at the castle in 1296. In 1306, Scottish forces led by Robert Wishart attacked the English garrison at the castle and besieged it. Wishart was captured by the English at Cupar. William Wallace then attacked and captured the castle and put to the sword the English garrison, estimated to be about two hundred men.

In May 1336 English forces, led by John de Strivelyn, relieved the English forces occupying the castle after successfully driving away the Scottish forces, led by Sir Andrew Murray, that were besieging the castle. The castle was surrendered by the English constable Sir William Bullock in 1339.

The court of the Stewart of Fife sat at the castle until 1425.

Citations

  1. ^ Ashley (2002), p.492.

References

Coordinates: 56°19′12.43″N 3°0′34.77″W / 56.3201194°N 3.0096583°W / 56.3201194; -3.0096583


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