Fowlis Castle
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 Fowlis Castle |
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| Creation time : | 17th century |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) |
| Conservation status: | Well |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility |
| Construction: | Quarry stone |
| Place: | Fowlis |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 29 '13.2 " N , 3 ° 6' 10.8" W |
| Height: | 105 m ASL |
Fowlis Castle is a tower house in the settlement of Fowlis , about 8 km northwest of Dundee , in the Scottish county of Angus . The building dates from the 17th century.
history
The property first belonged to the Maule family and then to the Mortimers . In 1337 it fell to the Gray family through marriage . Sir Andrew Gray of Fowlis was raised to Lord Gray in 1445 . The castle currently serves as a farm and Historic Scotland has listed it as a Category B Historic Building.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Martin Coventry: Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans . 2008. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1 . P. 244.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .