What is recorded here

Cortachy Castle, Dairy Cottage is a cottage in Angus, Scotland. The main castle has vanished or never existed in the form people imagine. The dairy remains as a small, stubborn witness to the estate's working life.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortachy Castle, Dairy Cottage as Cottage (period Unassigned). 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, Dairy Cottage is a historic structure associated with the larger Cortachy Castle, which was built in the 16th century by the Keith family, later held by the Erskine family. The cottage itself is remembered as part of the estate's agricultural complex, reflecting the domestic and economic life of a Scottish noble estate.

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