Cortachy Castle

Cortachy Castle
Cortachy, Angus, Scotland UK grid reference NO398595
Cortachy Castle
Shown within Scotland Angus
Type	Mansion
Coordinates	NO398595
Built	15th century rebuilt 17th and 19th century
Construction materials	Stone
Open to the public	Private

Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn. It was acquired by the Ogilvies in 1473 and substantively modified in the 17th and 19th centuries.^[1] Part of the building was damaged by fire in 1883 and it was extensively rebuilt in the following two years.^[1]

Cortachy Castle is a Category B listed building.^[2]

The castle is said to be haunted by the spirit of a drummer ^[3]

See Also

• Drummer of Cortachy

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cortachy Castle", Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Canmore database, http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/32174/details/cortachy+castle/, retrieved October 7, 2010 
2. ^ "Cortachy Castle, listed building report", Historic Scotland, http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=4831, retrieved October 7, 2010 
3. ^ http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/pounds-4m-estates-sale-ends-700-year-link-aristocratic-scot-puts-grouse-moor-on-the-market-1.73505