Ethie Castle is a Grade A listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Castle. 2 related planning applications.

Ethie Castle

WRENN ID
frozen-lancet-yarrow
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry MP: Lara Bird (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Castle
Address
Ethie Castle, DD11 5SP
OS grid reference
NO 687 468
Coordinates
56.61241, -2.51097
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ethie Castle is a large composite structure that originated as a 15th century tower house. It was remodelled and extended in the 16th century. Significant alterations were made in 1892 by architect Sir R. Rowand Anderson. Notably, Cardinal Beaton lived at this castle.

Local climate

Ethie Castle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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