Broughty Castle

Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, received permission to build on the site. His son, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray, who was granted the castle in 1490. The structure is designated a scheduled monument.

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Broughty Castle ranks #2,432 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #83 of the 167 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1490, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,416 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dundee, 6 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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