Elcho Castle

Elcho Castle is a 16th century Z-plan tower house built by the Wemyss family. It is located  just under a mile north of the village of Rhynd, which is south of the River Tay (Scottish Gaelic: Tatha) and four miles southeast of Perth, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Peairt, Alba). The name of the village Rhynd comes from the Gaelic roinn meaning point or peninsula. This is a well preserved mid-sixteenth century Z-plan tower house with the remains of curtain walls and towers. 

Although the house has not been occupied for some two centuries it is still owned by the Wemyss family who originally built it. The castle, which is open in the summer months from 1st April -30th September daily, is managed by Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba as a scheduled monument. 

Image: Scotia Depicta - Elcho Castle [Plate]. Image from collection of National Library of Scotland. Drawing by John Claude Nattes (1765 - 1839) and etchings by James Fittler (1758 - 1835).

Link:  Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba Elcho Castle