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Powrie Castle is a 15th-century fortified tower house located near Powrie in Angus, Scotland. The castle comprises a rectangular stone tower with defensive features typical of late medieval Scottish baronial architecture. Originally constructed as a stronghold for a local landowning family, it exemplifies the fortified domestic residences that proliferated across central Scotland during the 15th and 16th centuries. The structure has undergone various modifications over subsequent centuries, reflecting its continued occupation and adaptation to changing domestic and defensive requirements.
Powrie Castle,Powrie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2871. View the official record →
Powrie Castle is a 15th-century fortified tower house located near Powrie in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2871.
Powrie Castle,Powrie 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 SM2871.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esky Loch, unenclosed settlement 400m ENE of (9.2 km), Comerton Home, souterrain 540m NE of (9.4 km), Cowbakie Hill, roundhouse 40m N of 28 Comerton Place (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Powrie Castle,Powrie's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Powrie Castle,Powrie stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.