Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a Category A listed building. [1]
The castle formally formed part of the lands of Arbroath Abbey. [2] The builders in 1576 were John Douglas of Tilquhillie and his wife Gelis Erskine, a daughter of John Erskine of Dun. [3]
Historic Environment Scotland's listed-building report from 1972 described the castle thus:
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 in Tilquhillie, the home of his paternal ancestors.
