Cortachy Castle

#4592 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted

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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. It was acquired by the Ogilvies in 1473 and substantively modified in the 17th and 19th centuries. The 1696 remodelling was by Tobias Bauchop of Alloa. ()

Alternative names: Built: XV centuryCoordinates: 56°43'24"N, 2°59'7"W

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

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

6.2 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Station Park, Forfar
159 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.
6.6 miSE
Specialty museum, Art museum, Archaeological museum
Meffan Institute, Forfar
168 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.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Forfar
158 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.
7.2 miSE
Monastery
Restenneth Priory
183 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.
3.1 miS
56°40'46"N • 3°0'1"W
Kirriemuir Camera Obscura, Kirriemuir
79 min walk • Observation decks and towers, Museum
4.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Balfour Castle
123 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.
6.6 miSE
Stela
Dunnichen Stone, Forfar
168 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.
1.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Inverquharity
33 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.
6.6 miSE
Stela
Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones, Forfar
168 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.
1.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Inverquharity Castle
33 min walk • 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. The lands of Inverquharity came to the Ogilvie family around 1420.
6.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Lochside Park, Forfar
164 min walk • Lochside Park is a cricket ground in Forfar, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1984 when Scotland B played Durham University. The ground held its first List A match when Scotland played Lancashire in the 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup.