Cortachy Castle
Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir.Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Address: Cortachy, Kirriemuir, DD8 4LX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverquharity Castle and Inverquharity.
Inverquharity Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It lies around 4.5 kilometres north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk. Inverquharity Castle is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Cortachy Castle.
Inverquharity
Archaeological site
Inverquharity is a Roman fortlet in Scotland, close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity forms part of the Roman occupation during the Flavian period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE. Inverquharity is situated 1 mile southeast of Cortachy Castle.
Mile Hill
Peak
Mile Hill is located in Angus, Scotland, 1000 metres west of Dykehead. It is a circular hill between Glen Clova and Glen Prosen. It has an elevation of 321 m and a prominence of 60 m and is classed as a Tump.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cortachy and Memus.
Cortachy
Village
Photo: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the River South Esk, four miles north of Kirriemuir. Nearby lies Cortachy Castle, seat of the Earls of Airlie.
Memus
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Memus is a small village in Angus, Scotland, north of Kirriemuir. It is home to the Drovers Pub. A story is told of a kelpie at Shielhill Bridge, leaving its cloven hoofprint behind on a stone as a petrosomatoglyph. Memus is situated 2 miles east of Cortachy Castle.
Kirriemuir
Town
Photo: Nick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. Kirriemuir is situated 3½ miles south of Cortachy Castle.
Cortachy 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
56.7237° or 56° 43′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.98475° or 2° 59′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C8VP2F8+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 561819132OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1844193
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Cortachy Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cortachy Castle”
- German: “Cortachy Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Cortachy”
- Turkish: “Cortachy Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cortachy Castle Burial Ground and Cortachy Parish Church.
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