Local Fact of the Day: the castle built for a queen—and cannon fire 💥

Ravenscraig Castle above Kirkcaldy’s shore began as a royal home—but gunpowder helped turn it into something far tougher. 🏰 Construction started in 1460 for Queen Mary of Gueldres. The unfinished castle later passed to the Sinclair family, who developed its formidable defences: a rock-cut ditch, gun holes, a gun platform and a frontal wall about 3.5 metres thick. Historic Environment Scotland says Ravenscraig is believed to be the first Scottish castle systematically planned for firearm defence—a dramatic meeting of royal comfort and new military technology. Have you visited? Vote Yes or No below. 💙 Sources: Historic Environment Scotland — Ravenscraig Castle: History and stories https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/ravenscraig-castle/history-and-stories/ Historic Environment Scotland — Ravenscraig Castle scheduled monument https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM90244 Photograph: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ravenscraig_Castle,_Kirkcaldy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5721660.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Original photograph shown without edits.