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Fortar Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Kirriemuir and Dean, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7662 / 56°45'58"N

Longitude: -3.3391 / 3°20'20"W

OS Eastings: 318239

OS Northings: 764640

OS Grid: NO182646

Mapcode National: GBR W2.WZF1

Mapcode Global: WH6NN.P64B

Plus Code: 9C8RQM86+F8

Entry Name: Fortar Castle

Listing Name: Forter Castle

Listing Date: 11 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 343925

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB11337

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Forter Castle

ID on this website: 200343925

Location: Glenisla

County: Angus

Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean

Parish: Glenisla

Traditional County: Angus

Tagged with: Castle

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Description

Ruin of four-storey L-plan tower house with vaulted
basement and projecting angle turrets. Sacked 1640 by
Marquis of Argyll and perpetuated in ballad, "Bonnie
House of Airlie".

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