Scotland · Ruin
Edzell Castle
Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th‑century red sandstone tower house and range complex near Edzell in Angus, Scotland, with an early‑17th‑century rectangular walled garden (the Pleasaunce). Begun around 1520 and substantially extended in the late 16th century, the site comprises the four‑storey Stirling Tower, building ranges around a central courtyard, and a decorated high garden wall with carved relief panels.
First raised
1520
Its prime
1604
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1604
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact complex of warm red sandstone buildings dominated by a four‑storey rectangular tower (the Stirling Tower) with corner bartizans, a parapet walk and distinctive chequered corbel courses; attached two‑storey west range with an arched entrance passage and larger iron‑grilled windows; an incomplete three‑storey north range terminating in rounded corner towers; and, immediately north, a rectangular Pleasaunce enclosed by 3.6 m high sandstone walls carved into regular compartments with pedimented relief panels, set above formal geometric beds.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1604.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Edzell Castle — including 7 interiors: great hall on the tower's first floor, basement vaulted cellars, cap‑house and parapet walk and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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