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Broughty Castle

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broughty castle

Attribution: By Davidmcintosh7654 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47738834

Location
Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Built
15th century

Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the river Tay in Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 .
In 1969 the castle opened as a museum operated by Dundee city council.

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