This is a list of castles in Angus, Scotland.
List
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Affleck Castle L-plan tower house 15th century In use as a residence Private Monikie Airlie Castle Country house 1793 In use as a residence Private Alyth 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 Balintore Castle Sporting Lodge c. 19th century Under restoration Private Ballinshoe Tower unknown Ballumbie Castle Courtyard castle c. 15th century Ruined Private 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 Careston Castle Country house 17th-19th century Careston Carmyllie Castle Carnegie Castle Castle of Downie Castleton of Eassie Claverhouse Castle, Glamis Clova Castle Colliston CastleZ-plan tower house 1545 Occupied Arbroath On hire as a venue for receptions Cortachy Castle Z-plan courtyard castle 16th century, 19th century Earl of Airlie Kirriemuir Cossans Castle Craig Castle Craig House, Angus Edzell Castle Courtyard castle 16th century Ruined Historic Scotland Edzell Includes a unique Renaissance garden Ethie Castle 14th century and later In use as a hotel Private Inverkeilor Farnell Castle 16th century Farnell Finavon Castle Baronial house 1856 In use as a residence Private Finavon Ruined earlier castle nearby Forfar Castle 11th century No remains N/A Forfar 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 Guthrie Castle Baronial house 1848 In use as a residence Private Guthrie Incorporates earlier structure Hatton Castle Z-plan tower house 1575 Restored as a residence Private Newtyle Invermark Castle Tower house 1526 Ruined Private Glen Mark Inverquharity Castle L-plan tower house 1440s Restored as a residence Private Kirriemuir 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 Incorporates earlier structure Melgund Castle Tower house 16th century Restored as a residence Private Aberlemno Montrose Castle 12th century No remains N/A Montrose, Angus Red Castle Tower house 15th century Ruined Inverkeilor
See also Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Angus
References
Bibliography Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press