List of castles in Angus

This is a list of castles in Angus.

List

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership	Location	Notes	Picture
Affleck Castle	L-plan tower house	15th century	In use as a residence	Private	Monikie NO494388
Airlie Castle	Country house	1793	In use as a residence	Private	Alyth NO292521
Aldbar Castle		c. 16th century
Ardestie Castle		c. 15th century
Auchmull Castle		c. 16th century
Auchterhouse Castle		c. 13th century
Auchtermeggities Castle		unknown
Baikie Castle		unknown
Balcraig Castle		unknown
Balfour Castle	Baronial house	c. 16th century	Ruined	Private	Balfour Mains NO33775460
Balintore Castle	Sporting Lodge	c. 19th century	Under restoration	Private	NO290590
Ballinshoe Tower		unknown
Ballumbie Castle	Courtyard castle	c. 15th century	Ruined	Private	NO44643448
Bannatyne House		unknown
Barnyards Castle		unknown
Black Jack's Castle		unknown
Blackness Manor House		unknown
Bolshan Castle		unknown
Bonnyton Castle		unknown
Boysack Castle		unknown
Braikie Castle		unknown
Brandy Den Castle		unknown
Brechin Castle	Country house	1709	In use as a residence	Earl of Dalhousie	Brechin NO597599
Careston Castle	Country house	17th-19th century			Careston NO530598
Carmyllie Castle
Carnegie Castle
Castle of Downie
Castleton of Eassie
Claverhouse Castle, Glamis
Clova Castle
Colliston Castle	Z-plan tower house	1545	Occupied		Arbroath NO612464	On hire as a venue for receptions
Cortachy Castle	Z-plan courtyard castle	16th century, 19th century		Earl of Airlie	Kirriemuir NO397595
Cossans Castle
Coull Castle
Craig Castle
Craig House, Angus
Edzell Castle	Courtyard castle	16th century	Ruined	Historic Scotland	Edzell NO584691	Includes a unique Renaissance garden
Ethie Castle		14th century and later	In use as a hotel	Private	Inverkeilor NO687468
Farnell Castle		16th century			Farnell NO624555
Finavon Castle	Baronial house	1856	In use as a residence	Private	Finavon NO494564	Ruined earlier castle nearby
Forfar Castle		11th century	No remains	N/A	Forfar NO456508	Location recorded in the name of Castle Street, Forfar
Glamis Castle	Baronial house	14th century	In use as a residence	Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	Glamis NO384479
Guthrie Castle	Baronial house	1848	In use as a residence	Private	Guthrie NO562504	Incorporates earlier structure
Hatton Castle	Z-plan tower house	1575	Restored as a residence	Private	Newtyle NO302411
Invermark Castle	Tower house	1526	Ruined	Private	Glen Mark NO442806
Inverquharity Castle	L-plan tower house	1440s	Restored as a residence	Private	Kirriemuir NO411579	An attached wing dates to the 16th century, but was rebuilt in the 20th century
Kinnaird Castle	Castellated mansion	1855	In use as a residence	Earl of Southesk	Brechin NO634571	Incorporates earlier structure
Melgund Castle	Tower house	16th century	Restored as a residence	Private	Aberlemno NO545563
Montrose Castle		12th century	No remains	N/A	Montrose, Angus NO710573
Red Castle	Tower house	15th century	Ruined		Inverkeilor NO688510

See also

• Castles in Scotland
• List of castles in Scotland
• List of listed buildings in Angus

References

• Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
• Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
• Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press