History

This beautiful property in the heart of the Angus countryside is a magnificent example of Victorian Scottish architecture.

At the turn of the 14th century, King Robert III granted the land to Alexander Strachan. Following this, the land changed hands a number of times over the centuries and records indicate a plain, two storey house sat on the land, with a dated stone giving the year of 1678 in the wall opposite the dovecot.

In 1802, John Aberdein Harvey built a new mansion on the land, surrounded by fine parkland. John Harvey was a schoolmaster's son who made his money in the plantations of the West Indies, and his own son went to India with the East India Company and became judge there, later returning to Kinnettles.

The estate was brought in 1864 by James Paterson who removed the first and second house and built the present castle we now know as Kinnettles Castle.

The current castle was created in a Scottish Baronial style, very much a fashion statement for wealthy Victorians. Guests often comment on the central tower, which they seem to recognise. In fact, it was modelled on a much older tower in Scotland - Ackergill Tower, one of our very own Amazing Retreats!