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Inverquharity Castle

Garden (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval)
Inverquharity Castle
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Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland, built by Alexander Ogilvie in the 1440s and later expanded into an L-plan residence. The castle survived a deadly 1445 dispute, partial demolition in the 18th century, and decades of decay before being restored and returned to family life. Its original iron gate still stands, linking present-day rooms to the Ogilvie world that first shaped the stones near the River South Esk.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverquharity Castle as Garden (medieval) - (post Medieval), 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.
Inverquharity Castle was built by the Keith family in the 16th century and is remembered as a historic tower house associated with Scottish nobility. It is important as an example of medieval and post-medieval architecture in Scotland.

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