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Claypotts Castle

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Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle and it is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland.

The castle was originally built by John Strachan around 1569–1588 and consists of projecting towers at opposite sides of a rectangular main block, known as a Z-plan tower house. This was a popular design in the 16th century and allowed defenders to fire along the faces of the main block from both towers.

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Place Category: See & Do
Place Tags: Castles and Forts

Getting to Claypotts Castle

Claypotts Castle, Claypotts Castle Gardens, Claypotts Road, Dundee, Angus DD5 3JY, United Kingdom

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Claypotts Castle 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 0.6℃ to 2.8℃ with wind speed 2.6 m/sec (NNW)
Sunday, Apr 21
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 3.6℃ to 4.6℃ with wind speed 1.5 m/sec (NE)
Monday, Apr 22
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 6℃ to 6.7℃ with wind speed 1 m/sec (NW)
Tuesday, Apr 23
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 2.2℃ to 4.1℃ with wind speed 2.6 m/sec (N)
Wednesday, Apr 24
clearsky_night
Expect a temp in the range 0.4℃ to 3.3℃ with wind speed 1.8 m/sec (W)
Thursday, Apr 25
partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range -0.6℃ to 3.8℃ with wind speed 1.6 m/sec (WNW)
Friday, Apr 26
rain
Expect a temp in the range 6.1℃ to 7.2℃ with wind speed 2.7 m/sec (E)

Our Dundee weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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