Castles in Tayside (Perthshire and Angus)
Balvaird Castle is a late 15th-century L-plan tower house, surrounded by a later 16th-century wall with a courtyard and gatehouse. The castle stands on a small rise of land, and consists of a strong central keep with a main block and projecting wing, with a stair tower in the angle of the two sections.
Newton of Balcanquhal, Tayside, Scotland
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In a field near the hamlet of Moulin stand the ruins of a 14th-century castle built by the Earl of Atholl. The Black Death struck the castle in 1500, killing all the inhabitants and the castle was destroyed to stop the disease from spreading.
Moulin, Pitlochry, Tayside, Scotland, PH16 5EJ
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Broughty Castle stands on the north bank of the River Tay, just east of modern Dundee. The castle was built in 1495 on a site that was first fortified about 40 years before. The castle builder was Andrew, 2nd Lord Grey. At the core of the castle is an imposing four-storey tower house which was augmented by low outbuildings within encircling curtain walls.
Castle Approach, Broughty Ferry, Tayside, Scotland, DD5 2TF
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Burleigh Castle is a fortified tower house built around AD 1500. The house stands roofless but is otherwise remarkably complete and unaltered.
Burleigh Castle Steading, A911, Milnathort, Tayside, Scotland
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Heritage Highlight: Extravagant south west tower, circa 1500
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One of the best examples of 16th-century Scottish tower house architecture in the country, Claypotts Castle was built between 1569 and 1588 by John Strachan, on land leased from Lindores Abbey. The Strachans sold the castle to Sir William Graham of Ballunie, and it was later owned by 'Bonnie Dundee', John Graham of Claverhouse.
Broughty Ferry, Angus and Dundee, Tayside, Scotland
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A late medieval tower house incorporated into a 16th-century courtyard mansion. The castle is surrounded by a beautiful walled Renaissance garden built by Sir David Lindsay in 1604, reflecting his scholarly interests - and a fair dose of family pride!
Edzell, Tayside, Scotland, DD9 7UE
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Heritage Highlight: Superb early 17th century Renaissance gardens
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Elcho Castle is a wonderfully well-preserved 16th-century fortified house on the south bank of the River Tay, just outside Perth. Unlike so many fortified houses of the period, Elcho remains complete and well-roofed. The interior features very attractive decorative plasterwork.
Elcho, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, PH2 8QQ
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Huntingtower Castle is a peculiar building, with an equally peculiar history. It was begun as a pair of fortified medieval tower houses, built only a few paces apart, and later combined into one substantial mansion.
Castle Brae, Perth, Tayside, Scotland, PH1 3JL
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Invermark Castle is a 16th-century fortified tower house in a superb setting at the head of Glen Esk, near the eastern end of Loch Lee. It was built around 1529 by the Lindsays of Edzell, and once served as a refuge for Sir David Lindsay after he murdered his kinsman in Edinburgh.
Glen Esk, Edzell, Tayside, Scotland, DD9 7YZ
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Heritage Highlight: Well-preserved iron yett
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Remains of a 14th-century castle stand on an island in Loch Leven. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here in 1567 and engineered a dramatic escape.
Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, KY13 8UF
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Heritage Highlight: Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned here - and escaped
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