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Photo of Claypotts Castle, a ruined castle near Broughty Ferry, Dundee, north east Scotland.

© Scott Cormie / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Claypotts Castle

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Claypotts Castle is one of three castles the Albion Guide maps in Dundee. It is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland. Other castles nearby include Broughty Castle, Powrie Castle and Affleck Castle. For arrivals by rail, Broughty Ferry Station is 1.4 km to the south-east.

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More places to visit near Claypotts Castle

Photo of St Luke's Church, Broughty Ferry, a church in Dundee, north east Scotland.

St Luke's Church, Broughty Ferry

Church near Broughty Ferry

Category A-listed church of 1884 by Hippolyte Blanc in the seaside suburb of Broughty Ferry.

0.9 km SE

Photo of Broughty Ferry Beach, a beach in Dundee, north east Scotland.Highlight

Broughty Ferry Beach

Beach near Broughty Ferry

Golden sands on the Tay estuary beside Broughty Castle, with a nature reserve alongside.

2.1 km SE

Photo along the Fife Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Kincardine to Newburgh, central Scotland.Highlight

Fife Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

Firth to firth around the Kingdom of Fife, threading fishing villages from the Forth bridges to the Tay.

2.7 km S · Fife

Photo of Tentsmuir, a National Nature Reserve near Monifieth, Fife, central Scotland.

Tentsmuir

National Nature Reserve near Monifieth

A National Nature Reserve in Fife.

4.8 km SE

Photo of Discovery Point (RRS Discovery), a visitor attraction in Dundee, north east Scotland.Highlight

Discovery Point (RRS Discovery)

Attraction near Dundee

Waterfront museum around Scott's Antarctic research ship RRS Discovery, built in Dundee.

5.2 km SW

Photo of V&A Dundee, a visitor attraction in Dundee, north east Scotland.Highlight

V&A Dundee

Attraction near Dundee

Kengo Kuma-designed design museum, Scotland's first, on the Dundee waterfront.

5.2 km SW