Forter Castle

#5110 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Forter Castle is located in Glenisla, Perthshire, Scotland. It was built in 1560 by James Ogilvy, the 5th Lord of Airlie. In 1640, it was burned by Archibald Campbell, the 8th Earl of Argyll, but it was rebuilt in the early 1990s. ()

Coordinates: 56°45'58"N, 3°20'21"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Glen Shee, Ben Gulabin, Dalnaglar Castle, Backwater Reservoir.

4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Glen Shee, Cairngorms National Park
109 min walk • Glen Shee is a glen in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. Shee Water flows through the glen. The head of the glen, where Gleann Taitneach and Glen Lochsie meet, is approximately 2 km north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee; it then runs south-east to Bridge of Cally where it merges with Strathardle to form Glen Ericht.
6.9 miNW
Mountain
Ben Gulabin, Cairngorms National Park
177 min walk • Ben Gulabin is a mountain in the Mounth area of the Grampian Mountains in Scotland. It is located on the eastern side of the main A93 road between Blairgowrie and Braemar in upper Glen Shee.
2.3 miW
Forts and castles
Dalnaglar Castle
58 min walk • Dalnaglar Castle is a 19th-century castle, about 6.0 kilometres south of Spittal of Glenshee, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the east of the Shee Water.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Backwater Reservoir
133 min walk • Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross.
2.3 miW
Church
Cray Parish Church
59 min walk • Cray Parish Church, also known as Cray Free Church and Kirkmichael Free Church, is a former Church of Scotland church in Cray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located in Kirkmichael parish, on the north side of the B951, which forms part of the 64 miles -long Cateran Trail.

Forter Castle

Facts and practical information

Forter Castle plan & book

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

Glen Shee, Cairngorms National Park

Ben Gulabin, Cairngorms National Park

Dalnaglar Castle

Backwater Reservoir

Cray Parish Church