Forter Castle
Forter Castle is located in Glenisla, Perthshire, Scotland. It was built in 1560 by James Ogilvy, the 5th Lord of Airlie. In 1640, it was burned by Archibald Campbell, the 8th Earl of Argyll, but it was rebuilt in the early 1990s.Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fortar Castle”
- Address: Kirkton Of Glanisla, PH11 8QW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auchintaple Loch.
Auchintaple Loch
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchintaple Loch also known as Auchenchapel Loch, is a small shallow freshwater loch that is located in Glen Isla in Angus, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Forter and Folda.
Little Forter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Forter is a hamlet in Glen Isla, Angus, Scotland. It is on the River Isla, 13 miles north-west of Kirriemuir and 11 miles north of Blairgowrie, on the B951 road.
Folda
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Folda is a hamlet in Glen Isla, Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the River Isla, twelve miles north-west of Kirriemuir and eleven miles north of Blairgowrie, on the B951 road.
Cray
Hamlet
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Cray is a settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about 4.5 miles northeast of Kirkmichael, on the Shee Water at the foot of Mount Blair. Cray Parish Church, a Category C listed building dating to 1844, is located on the B591, the main road passing through the area. Cray is situated 2½ miles west of Forter Castle.
Forter Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.76616° or 56° 45′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.33911° or 3° 20′ 21″ westElevation
994 feet (303 metres)Open location code
9C8RQM86+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 706127054OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
10103889Wikidata ID
Q17776653
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Forter Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Perthshire”
- German: “Forter Castle”
- Turkish: “Fortar Kalesi”
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