Cortachy Castle
You will find Cortachy Castle 3.9 km north of Kirriemuir. Its status is a category B listed building. Look also at Glamis Castle, 12 km away, first of 18 more within 15 km.
Castle near Kirriemuir
Just outside Kirriemuir
Cortachy Castle is 3.9 km north of Kirriemuir. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirriemuir has 104 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Kirriemuir, at 19°C.
Cortachy Castle
It has articles in 5 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 3.9 km north of Kirriemuir
Getting your bearings
Orange marks Cortachy Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Where people come from
Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Kirriemuir
Make a day of it near Cortachy Castle
Nearby, 18 places within 15 km include 5 castles, a historic house and a museum.
Historic houseGlamis Castle12 km away2
CastleInverquharity Castle2.1 km away3CastleCastleBalintore Castle11 km away4
MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery11 km away5
CastleBalfour Castle7.8 km away6CastleCastleAirlie Castle13 km away7
Abbey or prioryRestenneth Priory12 km away8
CastleCareston Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Cortachy Castle
Where is Cortachy Castle?
Cortachy Castle is 3.9 km north of Kirriemuir, Angus.
What is Cortachy Castle?
Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Cortachy Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirriemuir, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cortachy Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Cortachy Castle?
Within 15 km: Glamis Castle (12 km), Inverquharity Castle (2.1 km), Balintore Castle (11 km) and Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Cortachy Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverquharity Castle: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balfour Castle: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restenneth Priory: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Careston Castle: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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