Tilquhillie Castle

Tilquhillie Castle in October 1994

Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a Category A listed building.[1]

The castle formally formed part of the lands of Arbroath Abbey.[2] The builders in 1576 were John Douglas of Tilquhillie and his wife Gelis Erskine, a daughter of John Erskine of Dun.[3]

Historic Environment Scotland's listed-building report from 1972 described the castle thus:

Modified Z plan tower house, four storeys with vaulted basement. Harl and slate, rounded and corbelled angles. Inset stone over door dated 1576. Deserted since 1948.[1]

The castle was subsequently restored with modern amenities.[2] The novelist and travel writer Norman Douglas spent part of his childhood in Tilquhillie, the home of his paternal ancestors.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Tilquhillie Castle (Category A Listed Building LB38)". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "SCA Castle Tour to Kincardineshire – June 2000". The Scottish Castles Association. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ James Home, History of the family of Douglass of Tilwhilly, or Tilliqhuilly (Bath, n. d.), p. 11.

57°02′15″N 2°27′36″W / 57.03755°N 2.46005°W / 57.03755; -2.46005


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