What is recorded here

Mains Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Dundee, built in 1562 by Sir David Graham and marked by his initials on the western gateway. The Grahams of Fintry lived there until the 19th century, when the estate passed through several hands before becoming a public park in 1923. Its six-floor square tower and courtyard buildings still stand beside the Gelly Burn, where the family mausoleum and old kirk site remain visible across the water.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains Castle as Croft (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.

Mains Castle is a medieval tower house in Scotland, likely built between the 15th and 17th centuries, reflecting the defensive and social needs of lowland Scottish landowners during that period. Its survival contributes to the understanding of post-medieval domestic architecture in the region.

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