Cortachy Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Mansion house. 5 related planning applications.

Cortachy Castle

WRENN ID
upper-footing-brook
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Mansion house
Address
Cortachy Castle, DD8 4LX
OS grid reference
NO 398 595
Coordinates
56.72357, -2.98505
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Cortachy Castle is a large mansion house with a castellated design, featuring three storeys, towers, and turrets. The south wing dates back to the 16th century and earlier. The building underwent additions in 1820 and 1872, designed by architect David Bryce, with some parts removed in 1948. It has historic associations and is set in a picturesque location.

Local climate

Cortachy Castle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 67 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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