Fernie Castle

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Fernie Castle
Letham, Fife, Scotland
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Fernie Castle
Coordinates 56°19′14″N3°06′27″W / 56.32056°N 3.10750°W / 56.32056; -3.10750
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OwnerMDJM Ltd
Site history
Built1353;670 years ago (1353)

Fernie Castle is an enlarged sixteenth-century tower house in north-east Fife, Scotland.

Originally built in an L-plan layout, it was later extended to include a three floor block which included a round tower at one of the corners. [1] Situated just east of the village of Letham, [2] the castle is now primarily used as a hotel which also caters to weddings. [3]

When the Chinese real state company MDJM Ltd completed its acquisition on 26 June 2023, it was announced that the 14th century tower house had undergone a renovation process and got the chance to offer weddings with 180 guests. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Coventry, Martin (2013). The castles of Scotland : a comprehensive reference and gazetteer to more than 3500 castles (5th edition. ed.). pp. 293–294. ISBN   9781899874569.
  2. "Win a fabulous two-night break at Fernie Castle Hotel, Letham". Sunday Post. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "Fernie Castle". ferniecastle.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. "MDJM completes acquisition and renovation of two UK properties". Hotel Management Network. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. "MDJM Announces the Acquisition and Renovation of Two New U.K. Hotel Properties as a Part of its Globalization Strategy". PR Newswire. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

56°19′14″N3°06′27″W / 56.32056°N 3.10750°W / 56.32056; -3.10750