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Edzell Castle is a sixteenth-century fortified residence located in Angus, Scotland, constructed by the Lindsay family who held significant influence in the region. The castle comprises a substantial L-plan tower house with later extensions, built around 1550, and is distinguished by its remarkable walled garden or "pleasaunce" added in the early seventeenth century under David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford. The garden walls, decorated with distinctive carved stone panels depicting the liberal arts, religious emblems, and heraldic devices, represent one of Scotland's finest examples of Renaissance garden design. The castle underwent modification and decline following the Jacobite period, but the architectural remains, including the tower house and ornamental garden enclosure, survive as important evidence of sixteenth and seventeenth-century aristocratic life and aesthetic taste in Scotland.
Edzell Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90136. View the official record →
Edzell Castle is a sixteenth-century fortified residence located in Angus, Scotland, constructed by the Lindsay family who held significant influence in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90136.
Edzell Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90136.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Keithock, Roman camp N of East Mains of Keithock (5.6 km), Belliehill, unenclosed settlement 350m NE of (5.6 km), Mill of Balrownie,ring ditch 200m SE of (5.6 km).
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