What is recorded here

Gardyne Castle stands in Angus as a surviving tower house where royal ambition and family bloodshed collided. Built in 1568 for the Gardyne line, it later passed through feud, sale, and occupation by the Lyell family before becoming a modern home. The conical-roofed bartizans and James VI stone suggest pride, while the Guthrie killings reveal the violent pride behind them.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gardyne 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.

Gardyne Castle was built by the Gardyne family, a prominent Scottish noble family, during the late medieval period, likely between the 14th and 16th centuries. It is remembered as a significant example of a tower house in Scotland, reflecting the defensive and social structures of the time.

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