Kilconquhar Castle
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Kilconquhar Castle

Kilconquhar Castle itself dates back to the 13th century and was the ancestral home of Adam of Kilconquhar, Earl of Carrick.  Upon Adam's death, as a result of the crusades, his widow, Majorie, Countess of Carrick (d. 1292) married Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale (d. 1304).  Their eldest son was Robert I, King of the Scots (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329).

Kilconquhar Castle later became the property of the Earls of Dunbar and March, and in 1528 was sold to the Bellenden family where it started life as a 16th century tower house.  Kilconquhar House later became the seat of the Bethune family.   Sir  John Trotter Bethune-Lindsay, Baronet, in 1878 proved before the House of Lords his right to the peerage.  On him was conferred the titles of 10th Earl of Lindsay and 19th Lord Lindsay of the Byres.

Kilconquhar Castle is located a couple of miles from the village of Elie, in the ancient Kingdom of Fife.  Kilconquhar Castle is located approximately 44 miles (approximately one & one half hours drive) east from city center Edinburgh.  Kilconquhar Castle is now a luxury timeshare and lodging estate.