Inverquharity Castle

#6243 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It lies around 4.5 kilometres north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°42'34"N, 2°57'48"W

Location

ScotlandUnited Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Inverquharity Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Station Park, Meffan Institute, Loch of Forfar, Restenneth Priory.

4.9 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Station Park, Forfar
126 min walk • Station Park is a football ground in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is home to Scottish Professional Football League side Forfar Athletic and to Forfar Farmington of the Scottish Women's Premier League.
5.3 miSE
Specialty museum, Art museum, Archaeological museum
Meffan Institute, Forfar
136 min walk • The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. It houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone and the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones as well as Roman and Medieval artefacts found in the local area.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Forfar
127 min walk • Loch of Forfar is a freshwater loch lying on the western side of the town of Forfar, Scotland. The loch trends in an east to west direction and is approximately 1 mi in length. The loch and area around it form Forfar Loch Country Park.
5.9 miSE
Monastery
Restenneth Priory
151 min walk • Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153.
2.5 miSW
56°40'46"N • 3°0'1"W
Kirriemuir Camera Obscura, Kirriemuir
64 min walk • Observation decks and towers, Museum
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Cortachy Castle
33 min walk • Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn.
5.3 miE
Forts and castles
Finavon Castle
135 min walk • Finavon Castle lies on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon village and five miles to the north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland.
5 miSW
Forts and castles
Balfour Castle
128 min walk • Balfour Castle was a baronial mansion at Balfour Mains, near Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. The castle which was built in the 16th century is largely demolished except for a six-storey circular tower.
5.3 miSE
Stela
Dunnichen Stone, Forfar
136 min walk • The Dunnichen Stone is a class I Pictish symbol stone that was discovered in 1811 at Dunnichen, Angus. It probably dates to the 7th century AD.
~50 ftE
Archaeological site
Inverquharity
1 min walk • Inverquharity is a Roman fortlet in Scotland, close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity forms part of the Roman occupation during the Flavian period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE.
5.3 miSE
Stela
Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones, Forfar
136 min walk • The Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones are a series of Class II and III Pictish stones found in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Their existence points to Kirriemuir being an important ecclesiastical centre in the late first millennium AD.