Claypotts Castle

Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland. Now surrounded by modern housing, the castle is maintained as an Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland.

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• Historic Environment Scotland page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Canmore page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Das englische Haus Vol.. 1 page^@ pp78-79
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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  Battle of Dun Nechtain ⓘ
  685 battle between the Pics and the Northumbrians

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  Battle of Barry ⓘ
  legendary battle in 1010 AD

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  Battle of Dunsinane ⓘ
  battle in Scotland in 1054

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  Battle of Arbroath ⓘ
  1445 battle

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  Siege of St Andrews Castle ⓘ
  1546-47 Siege of St Andrews Castle during the Rough Wooing

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  Siege of Dundee ⓘ
  1651 siege of a Scottish town

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  Dundee Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  Royal Observer Corps HQ for Scotland

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  Tayside Regional Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre on Tayside, Scotland

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  Scotland's Secret Bunker ⓘ
  underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum  

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  Claypotts Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dundee City, Scotland, UK  

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  Crail Castle ⓘ
  castle that was located in Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Creich Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Dudhope Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dundee City, Scotland, UK  

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  Ethie Castle ⓘ
  castle in Angus, Scotland, UK  

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  Moncur Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Scotstarvit Tower ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  St Andrews Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Kellie Castle ⓘ
  castle near Pittenweem, in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Glamis Castle ⓘ
  castle in Angus, Scotland, UK

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  Airlie Castle ⓘ
  castle remains and mansion in Angus, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Huntly ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Broughty Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  HMS Unicorn ⓘ
  1824 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Fertile Vale ⓘ
  1917 naval trawler

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  HMS Sophron ⓘ
  1903 naval trawler

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  HMS Success ⓘ
  1901 B-class destroyer

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685 Battle of Dun Nechtain

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1010 Battle of Barry

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1054 Battle of Dunsinane

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1445 — 1446 Battle of Arbroath

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1546 — 1547 Siege of St Andrews Castle

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1651 Siege of Dundee

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1953 Scotland's Secret Bunker

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1200 St Andrews Castle

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1360 Kellie Castle

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1372 Glamis Castle

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1432 Airlie Castle

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1452 Castle Huntly

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1490 — 1547 Broughty Castle

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1824 HMS Unicorn

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1901 HMS Success

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	685	Battle of Dun Nechtain	Picts, Kingdom of Northumbria, battle, Ecgfrith of Northumbria, Bridei III	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1010	Battle of Barry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1054	Battle of Dunsinane	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1445	Battle of Arbroath	Clan Ogilvy, Clan Forbes, Clan Gordon, Clan Lindsay, Clan Oliphant, Clan Seton, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1546	Siege of St Andrews Castle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Siege of Dundee	siege	Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		Das englische Haus Vol.. 1 page@	pp78-79	Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1874	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dundee Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, observation post, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tayside Regional Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Tayside Regional Council	Wikidata
site	bunker	1953	Scotland's Secret Bunker	museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Claypotts Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Crail Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Creich Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dudhope Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Ethie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Moncur Castle	fortified house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Scotstarvit Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	St Andrews Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1360	Kellie Castle	National Trust for Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1372	Glamis Castle	country house, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1432	Airlie Castle	mansion, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1452	Castle Huntly	prison, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1490	Broughty Castle	local authority museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	HMS Unicorn	preserved watercraft, fifth-rate frigate, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Fertile Vale	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Sophron	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1901	HMS Success	shipwreck, destroyer, B-class destroyer	Wikidata
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commons	image		Muthesius Das englische Haus I 78		Commons
commons	image		Dundee Claypotts Castle 04		Commons
commons	image		Muthesius Das englische Haus I 79		Commons
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