Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Kinnettles Castle
Kinnettles Castle — country-house hotel in Angus, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Kinnettles Castle is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country-house hotel in Angus, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.6101°, -2.9343°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kinnettles Castle is a mid-19th century period castle located in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Set on 44 acres, the Scottish Baronial castle is now a hotel.
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Background
History
In the early 14th century, King Robert III granted Alexander Strachan a tract of land in Forfar which went on to become the Kinettles baronial estate. A dated stone situated opposite the castle's dovecot suggests that a modest two-story house occupied the site from 1678. In the 16th century, ownership of the land was passed to the Lindsays who held it for 200 years before it was passed on to Sir Thomas Moodie, the then Provost of Dundee. A survey carried out in 1791 by the Reverend David Ferney also refers to the "manor house" at Kinnettles, making mention of the fact that it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the area. The property again traded hands in the 17th century, when it…
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- Coordinates
- 56.6101, -2.9343
- District
- Angus
- Postcode
- DD8 1TQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
Sources
- wikidata: Q17777204 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kinnettles Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kinnettles House - geograph.org.uk - 955615.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinnettles Castle?
- Kinnettles Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD8 1TQ).
- Is Kinnettles Castle a listed building?
- Kinnettles Castle is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- How do I get to Kinnettles Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DD8 1TQ. It sits within the Angus and Perthshire Glens parliamentary constituency.