{{short description|16th century castle in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Denmylne Castle'''<ref name=Coventry>Coventry, Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.144</ref> is a ruined 16th-century [[tower house]], about {{convert|1|mi}} south east of [[Newburgh, Fife]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]], and {{convert|1|mi}} north west of [[Lindores Loch]]<ref name=Coventry/> It may be known alternatively as Den Miln Castle.<ref name=Canmore>{{cite web |url= https://canmore.org.uk/site/30072/denmylne-castle |work=Canmore|title= Denmylne Castle|accessdate=2019-02-01}}</ref> It is a [[scheduled monument]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM852|desc=Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh|access-date=2019-02-24}}</ref>
[[File:Denmylne Castle.jpg|thumb|Denmylne Castle]]
==History== The [[Balfour (surname)|Balfours]] owned the property from 1452 to 1710.<ref name=Coventry/> The castle dates from the late 16th century.<ref name=Canmore/>
In 1460 James Balfour of Denmylne died at the [[Capture of Roxburgh (1460)|siege of Roxburgh Castle]], while John his son was killed in the [[battle of Flodden]] in 1513.
In 1617 Sir Michael Balfour of Denmylne's watermills were targeted by armed vandals who demolished the dam on Auld [[Lindores Loch]]. The flood broke the axles and wheels of the mills, and nearly demolished the buildings. The mill lades were filled up with red mud, as was a nearby house called Burnside belonging to [[John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes]].<ref>''Register of the Privy Council of Scotland'', vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1894), pp. 51-2.</ref> [[File:Arms of Balfour of Denmiln and Kinnaird.svg|thumb|Arms of the Balfours of Denmylne]] [[Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird]] was appointed [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] in 1639 (according to Coventry). He compiled an important collection of Scottish historical manuscripts; and he also officiated at the coronations of both [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]. His brother [[Andrew Balfour (botanist)|Sir Andrew Balfour]] was the founder of the first [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh|Edinburgh Botanic Garden]].<ref name="Coventry" />
==Structure== The tower house is cross shaped, comprising a main block, a stair-tower projecting centrally, and a matching small rectangular tower. The structure has three [[storeys]], and a [[garret]] with a [[corbel|corbelled-out]] [[parapet]] at one [[gable]]. There are large windows, and a number of [[Embrasure|gunloops]]. A [[courtyard]] surrounded the castle.<ref name=Coventry/>
The main block is {{convert|41.5|ft}} by {{convert|24|ft}}. It lies north west to south east. The stair wing is to the north east and the other projection to the south west.<ref name=Canmore/>
==See also== *[[Castles in Great Britain and Ireland]] *[[List of castles in Scotland]]
==References== <references/>
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[[Category:Ruined castles in Fife]] [[Category:Clan Balfour|+]] [[Category:Scheduled monuments in Fife]] [[Category:Newburgh, Fife]]