Guthrie Castle
{{Short description|Castle in Angus, Scotland}}
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Guthrie Castle is a castle and country house in Angus, Scotland. It is located in the village of Guthrie, {{convert|10|km}} east of Forfar, and {{convert|29|km}} north-east of Dundee. The castle dates back to the 15th century, although much of the present building is of 19th-century origin. It is now a private house.
History
Guthrie Castle comprises a tower house, originally built by Sir David Guthrie (1435–1500), Treasurer and Lord Justice-General of Scotland, in 1468. The Guthrie family later built a house beside the tower. In 1848, the two were linked by a baronial style expansion, to designs by David Bryce. The historic keep remained in the Guthrie family until 1983, with the death of Colonel Ivan Guthrie.{{cite news| url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Rescued-castle-to-open-its.2449274.jp| title=Rescued castle to open its doors| date=4 August 2003| author=Frank Urquhart| work=The Scotsman}}
Restoration
In 1984 Guthrie Castle was purchased by Daniel S. Peña, Sr., an American businessman. Peña restored the castle to its 19th-century condition, and built a golf course within the estate in 1994/95. In 2003, the castle and its grounds were opened to the public, for wedding parties, corporate functions and for group bookings. In 2017, after a fraud investigation, the owners decided that it will no longer be open to the public and will remain a private house.{{cite news|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/418412/exclusive-fraud-hit-guthrie-castle-to-stop-holding-weddings-later-this-year/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Fraud hit Guthrie Castle to stop holding weddings later this year|newspaper=The Courier|date=4 May 2017|accessdate=7 February 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-41253642|title=Castle owner forgives £130,000 wedding fraudster|work=BBC News|date=14 September 2017|accessdate=7 February 2021}}
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External links
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- {{Canmore |num=34893 |desc=Guthrie Castle |access-date=2009-08-19}}
- [http://www.guthriecastle.com Guthrie Castle web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002060950/http://www.guthriecastle.com/ |date=2 October 2017 }}
- [http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst9839.html Guthrie Castle], Gazetteer for Scotland
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Category:Castles in Angus, Scotland
Category:Category B listed buildings in Angus, Scotland
Category:Listed castles in Scotland