Z-plan castle

Z-plan is a form of castle design common in Scotland and England. 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.

L-plan castle

[1]
Reid, Stuart (2006). Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-962-2.
[2]
"Welcome to Castle Menzies - Castle restored by Menzies Clan Society". castlemenzies.org.
[3]
"Glenbuchat Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". undiscoveredscotland.co.uk.
[4]
"Claypotts Castle". historicenvironment.scot.

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

[2] [2]
"Welcome to Castle Menzies - Castle restored by Menzies Clan Society". castlemenzies.org.

[3] [3]
"Glenbuchat Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". undiscoveredscotland.co.uk.

[4] [4]
"Claypotts Castle". historicenvironment.scot.

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