Terpersie Castle

[1] The small Z-plan manor tower house was constructed in 1561 by the Gordon family.

On May 16, 1645, a Sunday, Major Baillie on campaign against Montrose, burnt the house and plundered and destroyed the surrounding area before the arrival of Lord Balcarres.

[3] He was said to have been captured following the '45 Rising hiding in a recess in the upper part of the castle's roof.

In the 1980s the castle was restored as a residence by architects William Cowie Partnership.

[5] Terpersie is one of the earliest known Z-plan manor-houses, defined as a rectangular main block with towers at opposite corners.