page_title: Tilquhillie Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Tilquhillie Castle
caption_attribution_description: English: Tilquhillie Castle. Z-plan castle built in 1576 for John Douglas.After passing through many owners it became semi derelict, but has since been restored and occupied.
context_page_description: Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A Category A listed building, the castle formally formed part of the lands of Arbroath Abbey. Historic Environment Scotland's listed-building report from 1972 described the castle thus:
  Modified Z plan tower house, four-storey with vaulted basement. Harl and slate, rounded and corbelled angles. Inset stone over door dated 1576. Deserted since 1948.
  The castle was subsequently restored with modern amenities.
  The novelist and travel writer Norman Douglas spent part of his childhood at Tilquhillie, the home of his paternal ancestors.
context_section_description: Tilquhillie Castle is a castle near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A Category A listed building, the castle formally formed part of the lands of Arbroath Abbey. Historic Environment Scotland's listed-building report from 1972 described the castle thus:
  Modified Z plan tower house, four-storey with vaulted basement. Harl and slate, rounded and corbelled angles. Inset stone over door dated 1576. Deserted since 1948.
  The castle was subsequently restored with modern amenities.
  The novelist and travel writer Norman Douglas spent part of his childhood at Tilquhillie, the home of his paternal ancestors.
caption: Tilquhillie Castle in October 1994
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