What is recorded here
Cortachy Castle and Eastmill Cottage stand in Angus, Scotland, but no human date or visible function has yet emerged for either name. The castle may have been a palace, a prison or a dream; the cottage may have housed a baker, a keeper or nobody at all. Both names still belong to the land, waiting for a witness brave enough to stop inventing and start seeing.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortachy Castle, Eastmill 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, Eastmill Cottage is a historic structure associated with the lands of Cortachy in Angus, Scotland, and likely dates to the medieval or early modern period. It is remembered as part of the broader historic and architectural heritage of the region, linked to the ancient Leslie family, who were prominent in the area.
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Places near here
Cortachy CastleCountry House (16th Century) · 478 yd
Cortachy Castle, GardensGarden (period Unassigned) · 666 yd
Cortachy, Parish Church, Old Parish Church and Burial-groundBurial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval), Church (early 19th Century), Church (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 825 yd
Cortachy Parish Church, Churchyard WallsWall(s) (period Unassigned) · 842 yd
Cortachy Village Hall, West MillHall (period Unassigned) · 903 yd
Inverquharity CastleGarden (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.0 mi
GlenquiechCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.5 mi
Milehill PlantationWood · 1.7 mi
Mile HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Cullow Market StancePicnic place · 1.8 mi
White TopMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Captain Scott and Dr Wilson Memorial CairnMemorial · 2.0 mi