Parbroath Castle

Parbroath Castle is a ruined castle which was the former seat of Clan Seton near Parbroath farm, Creich, Fife, Scotland.

Only a portion of a vault standing in a field still exists.[1]

David Seton of Parbroath was comptroller of the Scottish exchequer for James VI and Chamberlain of Dunfermline for Anne of Denmark in 1590.[2]

The building was designated a Category C listed building in 1984.[3]

Etymology

The name Parbroath was first recorded in 1315 as Partebrothoc, and may be of Pictish origin.[4] The first part is *part-, the Pictish equivalent of Welsh parth meaning "side, area, region" (< Latin pars).[4] The second is *Brothoc, a former name for the nearby Fernie Burn, derived from a cognate of Welsh brwd, with the diminutive suffix -awc.[4]

References
  1. "Parbroath Castle". canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. George Seton, History of the family of Seton during eight centuries, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1896) pp. 881-2
  3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Parbroath Castle (LB2147)". Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. Taylor, Simon. "Parbroath". Fife Place-Name Data. Retrieved 14 September 2019.


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