Tilquhillie Castle
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Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.[1]
The castle formerly formed part of the lands of Arbroath Abbey.[2] The castle was built in 1576 by John Douglas of Tilquhillie and his wife Gelis Erskine, a daughter of John Erskine of Dun.[3]
The Historic Environment Scotland listed-building report from 1972 described the castle as follows:
Modified Z plan tower house, four storeys with vaulted basement. Harl and slate, rounded and corbelled angles. Inset stone over door dated 1576. Deserted since 1948.[1]
The castle was subsequently restored with modern amenities.[2] The novelist and travel writer Norman Douglas spent part of his childhood at Tilquhillie Castle, the home of his paternal ancestors.
