Situated on the northern shore of the River Tay three miles east of Dundee Broughty Ferry grew from a fishing community clustered round a harbour. Broughty Ferry Castle was built as defence against the English in the 15th century. It has had a very turbulent history, being held by both the English and the French in the 16th century. It was reduced to a ruin by 1787. Broughty Castle occupies a superb location. It stands at the tip of a shallow point projecting into the Firth of Tay from the harbour of the attractive little town of Broughty Ferry, five miles east of Dundee. In 1454 King James King of Scots II gave permission to build a small castle here. It took some time to put this into practice, and the castle was finally completed in about 1495. It was probably in the form of a tower, similar to the one you see today, surrounded by a walled enclosure. The castle was built by the Gray family, who were to own and occupy it, except when displaced by the occasional invading army,...