I went to school with a girl called Rosabelle a very long time ago in the west of Scotland and I had never heard of anyone else with that name until quite recently when I came across the poem Rosabelle which was written by Sir Walter Scott.

When I read it I realised that he had written it about a local lass, the daughter of the Saint Clair (Sinclair) family who owned Ravenscraig Castle, the remains of which are situated about a mile from the esplanade in Kirkcaldy. For some reason Scott changed the name to Ravensheuch.

Ravenscraig Castle from path.

Ravenscraig Castle from beach.

It has seen better days. Unfortunately the locals have used the building as a handy place to gather stone from for whatever they wanted to build in the past. But if you find yourself in that part of Fife it is worthwhile stopping to take a look at what is left. You can park your car at Ravenscraig Park, the castle is on the edge of it.