What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Parbroath Castle as Castle (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.
Parbroath Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century, and is associated with the de Parbrough or Parbrough family. It is remembered for its strategic location near the River Clyde and its role in the feudal landscape of pre-Reformation Scotland.
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Photo: Douglas Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0