Monikie Castle
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Monikie Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Canmore ID 34559
Site Number NO53NW 6
NGR NO 5180 3905
NGR Description NO c. 5180 3905
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Angus
- Parish Monikie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO53NW 6 c. 5180 3905.
(Area: NO 5180 3905) A castle stood on rising ground about 250 yds N of Monikie parish church. The only remains now extant are two triangular stones built into the front of a cottage adjoining the farm steading of Kirkton. One bears the initials and date DL:BE:1578. Part of the castle was standing at the beginning of the century. Jervise (1853) gives the date on the stone as 1587.
A J Warden 1884
No trace of this castle was seen in the area indicated. The two armorial panels are in the S wall of the cottage at NO 5174 3882; one is dated 1587.
Visited by OS (JLD) 3 June 1958
