Broughty Ferry Castle on a stormy day.

After a morning meeting with several other Baptist Ministers from a wide area I ventured down on to the nearby water front of Broughty Ferry. Once again it was blowing a gale and was freezing cold but, hey, one has often to suffer for our art of Blipping.

Broughty Castle was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490.
In 1846 the castle was bought by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company in order to build an adjacent harbour for their railway ferry. In 1855 the castle was acquired by the War Office with the intention of using it to defend the harbour from the Russians. In 1860 renewed fears of a French invasion led the War Office to rebuild and fortify the site. The site was rebuilt according to the designs of Robert Rowand Anderson. The walls of the main courtyard were rebuilt and new wing and courtyard were added to the tower. A caponier (a type of fortification) was added along the south-east side of the courtyard. Emplacements for nine large guns were also constructed. A small enclosure on the west side of the courtyard was also built.
In 1969 the castle opened as a museum operated by Dundee City Council.

We and our grandchildren have enjoyed many a visit, for there is much to see and learn.