Scotland · 16th century
Mains Castle (also known as Claverhouse Castle or Fintry Castle) is a 16th-century castle in Dundee, Scotland. The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the original western buildings no longer exist. The northern and eastern buildings are where the family would have lived, with the servants occupying the southern quarters. The castle also has a large, six-floor, square tower house with dressed cornerstones, which is typical of 16th-century construction. It is a Category A listed building.
The castle is located in Dundee's Caird Park to the north of the city overlooking the Dichty valley and adjacent to a small stream known as the Gelly Burn. On the opposite side of the burn is located the mausoleum of the Graham family and the Main's cemetery, which was formerly the site of the district's kirk.
The castle and its grounds was the subject of a poem by Dundee poet William McGonagall in his work The Castle of Mains.
Text adapted from “Mains Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mains Castle ranks #3,881 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dundee, 3 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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