Broughty Ferry Castle

Dundee

About

Broughty Castle was constructed in 1490 by the 2nd Lord Gray, on a charter from James IV, in reply to increased English naval activity. It was taken without a fight by the English in 1547 and recovered by the Scots two and a half years later. The castle fell back to the English in 1651.
In 1860, the threat of a French invasion prompted the conversion of Broughty from a ruin to a modern artillery defense. The castle was further modified in response to the German danger during the two world wars.
The castle now includes a museum run by Leisure and Culture Dundee.  It contains exhibits of the life and times of Broughty Ferry, its people, the local environment, and wildlife.

Where we are

Castle Approach, Broughty Ferry, Ferry, Dundee
DD5 2TF

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