Cortachy Castle

Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles (six kilometres) 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 done by Tobias Bauchop of Alloa.

In 1820 it was "romanticised", as was the fashion of the day, by the addition of crenellations, plus other alterations by R & R Dickson. Part of the building was damaged by fire in 1883 and it was extensively rebuilt in the following two years by Kinnear & Peddie.

Cortachy Castle is a Category B listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

The castle is said to be haunted by the spirit of a drummer.

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Cortachy Castle ranks #5,355 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #183 of the 207 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 490 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,290 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dundee, 29 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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