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Z-plan castle

Form of castle design common in Scotland and England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Z-plan castle
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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]

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Glenbuchat Castle
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Castle Fraser

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.

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