Dreel Castle, Wightman's Wynd, Anstruther Easter is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 May 1972. Wall.

Dreel Castle, Wightman's Wynd, Anstruther Easter

WRENN ID
plain-casement-jet
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 May 1972
Type
Wall
Address
Dreel Castle, Wightman's Wynd, Anstruther Easter, KY10 3DD
OS grid reference
NO 565 035
Coordinates
56.22272, -2.70264
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Dreel Castle, located on Wightman's Wynd in Anstruther Easter, dates back to the 16th century and has undergone later alterations. The castle features a rubble wall that stands 14 feet high, with remnants of the castle still visible. Beyond the castle, there is a terraced garden.

Local climate

Dreel Castle, Wightman's Wynd, Anstruther Easter receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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