Airlie Castle

Airlie Castle
Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Drawing of Airlie Castle
Airlie Castle is located in Angus
Airlie Castle
Airlie Castle
Coordinates56°39′22″N 3°09′18″W / 56.6562°N 3.1551°W / 56.6562; -3.1551
Grid referencegrid reference NO 2928 5220
TypeMansion
Site information
Open to
the public
Private
Site history
Built15th century; rebuilt 19th century
MaterialsStone

Airlie Castle is a mansion house in the parish of Airlie, Angus, near the junction of the Isla and Melgund rivers, 9 kilometres west of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. A castle was built on the site in c. 1432 and was burnt out in 1640, with a mansion house built incorporating and on top of some of the ruins in c. 1792–93, and occupied today.[1] The house and the stables are Category B listed buildings[2][3] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.[4]

  1. ^ "Airlie Castle/Airlie House". CANMORE. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "AIRLIE CASTLE (Category B Listed Building) (LB4628)". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "AIRLIE CASTLE – STABLES (Category B Listed Building) (LB4629)". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "AIRLIE CASTLE (GDL00009)". Retrieved 28 February 2019.