Z-plan castle

Glenbuchat Castle

Castle Fraser

Z-plan is a form of castle design common in England and Scotland. The Z-plan castle has a strong central rectangular tower with smaller towers attached at diagonally opposite corners.^[1]

Prominent examples of the Z-plan include Brodie Castle in Moray, Castle Menzies in Perthshire,^[2] Glenbuchat Castle in Aberdeenshire,^[3] Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Claypotts Castle in Dundee^[4] and Hatton Castle, Angus, Scotland.

A variant on the Z-plan is the , in which the two smaller towers are attached at adjacent corners of the main tower.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Stuart Reid (2006). Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-962-2.
^ https://www.castlemenzies.org
^ Glenuchat Castle on Undicovered Scotland
^ Claypotts Castle on Historic Scotland

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[clans-1] Stuart Reid (2006). Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-962-2.

[2] ttps://www.castlemenzies.org

[3] Glenuchat Castle on Undicovered Scotland

[4] Claypotts Castle on Historic Scotland

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