Airlie Castle

📍 Angus, Scotland

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About

Airlie Castle is a property in the parish of Airlie, Angus, near the junction of the Isla and Melgund rivers, 9 kilometres west of Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. A castle was built on the site in c. 1432 and was burned down in 1640, with a mansion house built incorporating and on top of some of the ruins in c. 1792–93, and occupied today. The house and the stables are Category B listed buildings, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

15th-century castle burned during the Covenanting wars in 1640 while Lady Airlie was in residence. The ballad immortalised the event. The family seat moved to nearby Cortachy.