What is recorded here

Clova Castle keeps a circular stair tower above the Glen Road, its southern wall still rising three metres while the rest has joined the hill. The castle belonged to the medieval period, yet a possible 17th century date lingers in its story. A narrow track cuts into the hillside beside it, perhaps carrying people, goods or messages through the glen. What is left is small, but it is enough to show that this quiet angle of Angus once held a household strong enough to build stone.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clova Castle as Corn Drying Kiln (post Medieval), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Hut(s) (post Medieval), Township (post 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.

Clova Castle is not a known castle but rather a site associated with post-Medieval agricultural features, including a corn drying kiln, head dyke, huts, and a township. It is remembered primarily for its historical role in rural land use and farming practices in the Scottish Highlands.

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