Oblique aerial view of Claypotts Castle, Dundee.

Description Oblique aerial view of Claypotts Castle, Dundee.

Date 9/1970

Collection John Dewar

Catalogue Number AN 4566 CN

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 1547295

Scope and Content Aerial view of Claypotts Castle, Dundee This aerial view from the south-east, taken in 1970, shows the central rectangular block with its flanking drum towers. The way in which the attics of the round towers have been corbelled out to give rectangular rooms, and simple gabled roofs is particularly clear in this view. The Claypotts estate was sold in 1601 to Sir William Graham of Ballunie, and eventually passed to the famous James Graham of Claverhouse (known as Bonnie Dundee), loser at the Battle of Killiecrankie. The estate was then forfeited to the Crown, and transferred to the Douglas family, who gave the castle into State care in 1926. It is now open to the public under the care of Historic Scotland. Claypotts Castle was built on the estate of that name in the second half of the 16th century, generally ascribed to the period between 1569 and 1588. It was built by John Strachan, on a Z-plan, with diagonally-opposed round towers flanking a rectangular tower. This arrangement gives much more accommodation than a traditional tower-house. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference 5858/CN/2B/7

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