List of castles in Angus
This is a list of castles in Angus.
List
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affleck Castle[1] | L-plan tower house | 15th century | In use as a residence | Private | Monikie NO494388 | .jpg) | |
| Airlie Castle[2] | Country house | 1793 | In use as a residence | Private | Alyth NO292521 | .jpg) | |
| Aldbar Castle[3] | c. 16th century | ||||||
| Ardestie Castle[4] | c. 15th century | ||||||
| Auchmull Castle | c. 16th century | ||||||
| Auchterhouse Castle | c. 13th century |  | |||||
| Auchtermeggities Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Baikie Castle[5] | unknown | ||||||
| Balcraig Castle[6] | unknown | ||||||
| Balfour Castle[7] | Baronial house | c. 16th century | Ruined | Private | Balfour Mains NO33775460 |  | |
| Balintore Castle[8] | Sporting Lodge | c. 19th century | Under restoration | Private | NO290590 |  | |
| Ballinshoe Tower | unknown | ||||||
| Ballumbie Castle[9] | Courtyard castle | c. 15th century | Ruined | Private | NO44643448 |  | |
| Bannatyne House | unknown | ||||||
| Barnyards Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Black Jack's Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Blackness Manor House | unknown | ||||||
| Bolshan Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Bonnyton Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Boysack Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Braikie Castle[10] | unknown | _-_geograph.org.uk_-_5928744.jpg) | |||||
| Brandy Den Castle | unknown | ||||||
| Brechin Castle[11] | Country house | 1709 | In use as a residence | Earl of Dalhousie | Brechin NO597599 |  | |
| Careston Castle[12] | Country house | 17th-19th century | Careston NO530598 |  | |||
| Carmyllie Castle | |||||||
| Carnegie Castle | |||||||
| Castle of Downie | |||||||
| Castleton of Eassie | |||||||
| Claverhouse Castle, Glamis | |||||||
| Clova Castle | |||||||
| Colliston Castle[13] | Z-plan tower house | 1545 | Occupied | Arbroath NO612464 | On hire as a venue for receptions |  | |
| Cortachy Castle[14] | Z-plan courtyard castle | 16th century, 19th century | Earl of Airlie | Kirriemuir NO397595 |  | ||
| Cossans Castle | |||||||
| Craig Castle | |||||||
| Craig House, Angus | |||||||
| Edzell Castle[15] | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Edzell NO584691 | Includes a unique Renaissance garden |  |
| Ethie Castle[16] | 14th century and later | In use as a hotel | Private | Inverkeilor NO687468 | .jpg) | ||
| Farnell Castle[17] | 16th century | Farnell NO624555 | |||||
| Finavon Castle[18] | Baronial house | 1856 | In use as a residence | Private | Finavon NO494564 | Ruined earlier castle nearby |  |
| Forfar Castle[19] | 11th century | No remains | N/A | Forfar NO456508 | Location recorded in the name of Castle Street, Forfar | ||
| Glamis Castle[20] | Baronial house | 14th century | In use as a residence | Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Glamis NO384479 |  | |
| Guthrie Castle[21] | Baronial house | 1848 | In use as a residence | Private | Guthrie NO562504 | Incorporates earlier structure |  |
| Hatton Castle[22] | Z-plan tower house | 1575 | Restored as a residence | Private | Newtyle NO302411 |  | |
| Invermark Castle[23] | Tower house | 1526 | Ruined | Private | Glen Mark NO442806 |  | |
| Inverquharity Castle[24] | L-plan tower house | 1440s | Restored as a residence | Private | Kirriemuir NO411579 | An attached wing dates to the 16th century, but was rebuilt in the 20th century |  |
| Kinnaird Castle[25] | Castellated mansion | 1855 | In use as a residence | Earl of Southesk | Brechin NO634571 | Incorporates earlier structure |  |
| Melgund Castle[26] | Tower house | 16th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Aberlemno NO545563 | .jpg) | |
| Montrose Castle | 12th century | No remains | N/A | Montrose, Angus NO710573 | |||
| Red Castle[27] | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Inverkeilor NO688510 |  |
See also
References
- ↑ "Affleck Castle". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "AIRLIE CASTLE (GDL00009)". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ "Aldbar Castle". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Ardestie Castle (site of) | Castle in Monikie, Angus | Stravaiging around Scotland". www.stravaiging.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "Braikie Castle, castle 65m S of Wester Braikie (SM166)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Balcraig Castle | Place | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Balfour Castle (Site no. NO35SW 2)". Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "Balintore Castle". Gazetteer for Scotland.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dundee, Ballumbie Road, Ballumbie Castle (Site no. NO43SW 3)". Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Braikie Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "BRECHIN CASTLE (Category A Listed Building LB5030)". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "Careston Castle". Canmore. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Colliston Castle | Place | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Cortachy Castle | Place | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Edzell Castle | Designation | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ethie Castle - history". ethiecastle.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ethie Castle - history". ethiecastle.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Finavon Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Ross, Lynsey. "Forfar". www.visitangus.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ RCAHMS. "Site Record for Glamis Castle Glamis Castle PoliciesDetails Details". canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Guthrie Castle | Place | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Hatton Castle | Place | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Invermark Castle and township... | Designation | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Inverquharity Castle | Designation | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Kinnaird Castle, Brechin – Self Catering". www.visitscotland.com. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Melgund Castle". www.scotland.org.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Red Castle, Lunan | Place | trove.scot". www.trove.scot. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
Bibliography
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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