What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dundee, Claypotts Castle as Tower House (medieval). 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.
Claypotts Castle, a medieval tower house near Dundee, was built in the 16th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic location and as an example of the defensive architecture common in the region during the late medieval period.
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Places near here
Claypotts CastleFindspot (period Unassigned), Cup (stone)(period Unassigned) · 105 yd
The tower house of Claypotts CastleCastle, fort or tower · 129 yd
West Ferry 'mansion'Old home or work place · 553 yd
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Broughty Ferry, Claypotts Road, Grove AcademyHouse (19th Century), School (21st Century) · 954 yd
Mosaic at the Grassy Beach, West FerryBeach · 956 yd
Boat sheds at Grassy BeachBeach · 1004 yd
Memorial on the old Lifeboat Station, Broughty FerryHeritage place · 1633 yd
Lifeboat Mona MemorialMemorial · 1633 yd
Broughty castle with the town behindCastle, fort or tower · 1.0 mi
Dundee, Broughty CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Roofert RockNamed rock · 1.6 mi