Where is Inverquharity Castle?

Inverquharity Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD8 4LW).

How do I get to Inverquharity Castle?

Drivers can use postcode DD8 4LW.

Is Inverquharity Castle a listed building?

Inverquharity Castle is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.

Does Inverquharity Castle charge admission?

Inverquharity Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Inverquharity Castle?

Drivers can navigate to postcode DD8 4LW. It sits within the Angus and Perthshire Glens parliamentary constituency.

Castles · Scottish Highlands

Inverquharity Castle

In or near Cortachy.

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Inverquharity Castle — 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Inverquharity Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.7095°, -2.9634°.

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Heritage listing

Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It lies around 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk.

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From the Wikipedia article

Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It lies around 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk.

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Background

History

The lands of Inverquharity came to the Ogilvie family in around 1420. The castle was first constructed as a rectangular tower in the 1440s, by Alexander Ogilvie, 2nd Lord Inverquharity. In the 16th century, a wing was added to form a four-storey L-plan castle. In 1445, a dispute between Alexander Ogilvy of Inverquharity and the son of the Earl of Crawford from nearby Finavon Castle culminated in the Battle of Arbroath in which Ogilvy and the Earl were killed. In the late 18th century, the tower was sold by the 5th Ogilvy Baronet, and the wing demolished. The castle decayed until the 1960s, when it was restored and the wing rebuilt. The original 15th-century yett, or iron gate, is still in…

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Coordinates: 56.7095, -2.9634
District: Angus
Postcode: DD8 4LW
Parliamentary constituency: Angus and Perthshire Glens

Sources

wikidata: Q6060317 (CC0)
wikipedia: Inverquharity Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Inverquharity Castle bathed in winter sunshine - geograph.org.uk - 650127.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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