Scotland · 16th century
Elcho Castle ranks #3,690 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #127 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1560, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dundee, 26 km away. It is one of the 76 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross. It was maintained by Clan Wemyss from its construction around 1560 until it was put into the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century, though was not occupied for the entire time. In around 1830 it was re-roofed and a nearby cottage constructed. The castle has been a scheduled monument since 1920 on the grounds of being "a particularly fine example of a Medieval tower-house", and the cottage became a listed building in 1971 in recognition of its national importance. The castle is unusual in that it has both en suite guest accommodation like a mansion, but also a large number of gun loops.
Text adapted from “Elcho Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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