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- Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house...
- Angus & Dundee: About 3.5 miles east and north of Dundee, just south of A92 at junction with B978, in West Ferry area of Dundee, at Claypotts Castle.
- You can walk around the outside of Claypotts Castle but if you call first to make arrangements you will be able to tour the inside.
- Claypotts Castle resembles something from a fairytale with its stair turrets and corbelling of the attic rooms, much like a small house sitting on top of the castle.
- Claypotts Castle is a fine example of a small Z-plan tower house which stands in a housing estate between Dundee and Broughty Ferry.
- Admire one of Scotland’s quirkiest castles, barely altered and retaining many of its original 1500s features.
- Claypotts Castle was bult in 1569-1588 by John Strachan of Claypotts. In 1601 the Strachan family sold the castle to Sir William Graham of Ballunie who...
- Sir William Graham of Claverhouse never used Claypotts Castle as his primary residence, but he frequently visited the castle.
- The monument is in the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland. Claypotts Castle comprises the remains of a fine 16th century towerhouse.
Claypotts Castle
Замок в Шотландии
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Позднесредневековый замок в пригородном районе Уэст-Ферри в Данди, Шотландия. Это один из наиболее хорошо сохранившихся образцов дома-башни 16-го века Z-образной планировки в Шотландии. Сейчас замок окружен современным жильем и поддерживается как памятник старины организацией Historic Environment Scotland.