Broughty Castle
Dundee, Scotland
Broughty Castle is a castle in Dundee, Scotland, first built in 1490. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Tayport Castle, 0.9 mi away.
Broughty Castle at a glance
Built
1490
15th century
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Tayport Castle
0.9 mi away
About Broughty Castle
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, received permission to build on the site.
From the Wikipedia article on Broughty Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broughty Castle sits at 56.4628, -2.8703 in Dundee. The closest other castles are Tayport Castle (0.9 mi), Claypotts Castle (1.2 mi) and Ardestie Castle (3.3 mi). Dundee has 5 castles in all.
