Jump to content

Z-plan castle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Architect21c (talk | contribs) at 01:14, 13 November 2017 (Minor typo). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Glenbuchat Castle
Castle Fraser

Z Plan is a form of castle design common in England and Scotland. The Z-plan castle has a strong central rectangular tower with smaller towers attached at diagonally opposite corners.[1]

Examples of the Z plan are Castle Menzies in Perthshire,[2] Glenbuchat Castle in Aberdeenshire,[3] Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Claypotts Castle in Dundee. [4] and Hatton Castle, Angus, Scotland.

A variant on the Z plan is the C plan, in which the two smaller towers are attached at adjacent corners of the main tower.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Stuart Reid (2006). Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-962-2.
  2. ^ https://www.castlemenzies.org
  3. ^ Glenuchat Castle on Undicovered Scotland
  4. ^ Claypotts Castle on Historic Scotland


Stub icon

This architecture-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Z-plan_castle&oldid=810041286"