Corgarff Castle
Corgarff Castle | |
|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Near Corgarff in Scotland | |
 Corgarff Castle viewed from the Lecht Road | |
  Corgarff Castle Location in Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 57°9′46″N 3°14′3″W / 57.16278°N 3.23417°W |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Historic Environment Scotland |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Restored |
| Website | Historic Scotland |
| Site history | |
| Built | Mid-16th century Rebuilt in mid-18th century |
| Built by | Clan Forbes |
| In use | 16th Century-1831 |
| Events | Razed in 1571 by Adam Gordon |
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.
Life
The castle was built around 1530 by the Elphinstone family and leased to the Forbes of Towie.[1] In 1571 it was burned by their enemy, Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, resulting in the deaths of Margaret Campbell, Lady Forbes, her children, and numerous others, 26 in total, and giving rise to the ballad Edom o Gordon[dubious ].
In May 1607 the castle was captured from Alexander, 4th Lord Elphinstone by Alexander Forbes of Towie and his companions, including a piper called George McRobie. They used hammers and battering rams to break down the gate, then fortified the house with a garrison of "Highland thieves and limmers".[2]
In 1626 it was acquired by the
In 1748 it was bought by the British government and rebuilt and extended as a barracks. A detachment of government troops were stationed there, on the
It is now in the care of
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899874-56-9.
- ^ Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1885), p. 303.
- RCAHMS. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Corgarff Castle (SM90080)". Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- Simpson, W. Douglas (1927). "Corgarff Castle, Aberdeenshire" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 61: 48–103.
External links
- Historic Environment Scotland: Visitor guide
- 360 Photographic Virtual Tour: Snow Covered 360 Virtual Tour of Corgarff grounds
