What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortachy Castle as Country House (16th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cortachy Castle was built in the 16th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble family. It is remembered as a significant example of late medieval Scottish architecture and as the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kintore.
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Places near here
Cortachy, Parish Church, Old Parish Church and Burial-groundBurial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church (early 19th Century), Church (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 349 yd
Cortachy Parish Church, Churchyard WallsWall(s) (period Unassigned) · 366 yd
Cortachy Castle, Golden GatesGate(s) (period Unassigned) · 389 yd
Cortachy Village Hall, West MillHall (period Unassigned) · 427 yd
Cortachy Castle, GardensGarden (period Unassigned) · 565 yd
Inverquharity CastleGarden (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Milehill PlantationWood · 1.5 mi
Mile HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Cullow Market StancePicnic place · 1.5 mi
GlenquiechCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.6 mi
Captain Scott and Dr Wilson Memorial CairnMemorial · 1.8 mi
BenscravieMountain / peak · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Euan Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0