Inverquharity Castle
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.Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverquharity and 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 1,900 feet west of Inverquharity Castle.
Cortachy Castle
Castle
Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. Cortachy Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Inverquharity Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Memus and Cortachy.
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.
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.
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 3 miles southwest of Inverquharity Castle.
Inverquharity Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.70953° or 56° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.96325° or 2° 57′ 48″ westInception
1444Open location code
9C8VP25P+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 591819918OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q6060317
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Inverquharity Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Inverquharity Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Inverquharity Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Inverquharity”
- Turkish: “Inverquharity Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Airlie Lodge, Cortachy Castle and Walled Garden.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Inverquharity Mill and Inverquharity Cottage.
Angus: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dundee, Forfar, Arbroath, and Montrose.
Curious Castles to Discover
Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.