1664 - 1708 (44 years)Castle-Fordell
Fordell Castle is a restored 16th-century tower house, located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north-west of Dalgety Bay and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland. History The lands of Fordell were given to the Henderson family by King James IV in 1511, and the castle was built in 1567 on the site of an earlier structure.[1] Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed here when Marion Scott, one of her ladies-in-waiting, married George Henderson, the laird. The castle was destroyed by fire, but rebuilt c.1580. The castle was damaged again by Oliver Cromwell's army in 1651.[1] In the 19th century, the family built a new mansion nearby, but kept the castle in good repair. In 1866, the estate passed by marriage to Hew Duncan, second son of the Earl of Camperdown.[1] The mansion was demolished in the 20th century, and there is now little visible evidence of its existence, other than the remains of stonework, foundations and the overgrown detritus of human habitation. Pine woodland has wholly taken over its for
| Date | 1566 |
| File name | Castle-Fordell.jpg |
| File Size | 15.17k |
| Dimensions | 275 x 177 |
| Linked to | 5th Baron of Fordell Sir John Henderson, II; 1st Baronet of Fordel Sir John Henderson, III; 2nd Baronet of Fordel Sir William Henderson |
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