Myres Castle
Myres Castle at Auchtermuchty in Fife is a sixteenth-century tower house of exceptional character, recently operated as a self-catering accommodation venue offering exclusive use of the complete historic castle. The castle was built for John Scrymgeour around 1530 and remains in excellent condition, its harled exterior with corner turrets and stepped gables characteristic of the finest Fife tower house tradition. Auchtermuchty is a small historic town in the Howe of Fife known as the boyhood home of Jimmy Shand, the accordionist and bandleader who popularised Scottish country dance music internationally in the twentieth century. The surrounding Howe of Fife landscape, enclosed by the Lomond Hills to the south and the Ochil Hills to the west, is a fertile and scenically attractive agricultural basin with the royal palace at Falkland nearby.