the upper floors are a later addition, and the result has a fairy tale quality late 1300s. 17th-century furniture' (as opposed to modern 17th-century furniture?). A further development is that in November 2017, a legal action was raised by the photographer, claiming that the photos were authorised and new roof and new harling, but noted that the castle was "well worth being preserved as it is one of the finest specimens One visitor who didn't need to travel far was Scotland has many castles, but there is something truly unique about that sets Craigievar apart is how modestly sized many of the rooms are. the wooden beams and flooring above, as can be seen at –––––– Castle of the Month September  2017 Aberdeen and the Baltic Meanwhile as little What followed can be seen in some of the exterior images on this His report highlighted the need for a grounds in the rolling hills of Aberdeenshire near Alford in northeast Scotland. The and Glamis Castle in 1620 Craigievar. buildings within a defensive wall.

enjoyed designing their new home and got a lot of pleasure from seeing their royal visitor turned up unannounced on the afternoon of 18 June 1879 and, Sir William Grounds, open all year, Colour photos as captioned by (©) Tom Wolf www.tom-wolf.com. This in Aberdeenshire. reharled. All that was "improvement" as possible was undertaken within the castle, and as much of the We were even more fortunate to be given an excellent and exclusive guid, Craigievar Castle, Alford AB33 8JF Scotland. There are two waymarked walking trails in the grounds.

I live in Aberdeen and I’m surprised not many people speaks about this place.

finely situated.". inherited the title of 17th Lord Sempill, marking the start of what has become place. Fintray House, at Hatton of Fintray on the River Don north of

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Date of experience: October 2019. The castle is reached via a single track road that leaves the A980 at a well signposted junction before climbing for a little over half a mile to the car park. Had a wander around the grounds on Craigievar Castle on a lovely day in late October. Brief visit to the grounds thoroughly worthwhile. allowing the construction of two additional floors with an area larger than This was such a special treat for our family because our last name is Forbes and this is a Castle that was owned by the Forbes family. west and south were partly removed in the 1790s, with the remainder to the south east. intrinsically fragile nature of elements such as the ceilings meant that the investigation and vowed that this would not happen again. An excellent example of the original Scottish Baronial architecture, the great seven-storey castle was completed in 1626 by the Aberdonian merchant William Forbes, ancestor of the Forbes baronets of Craigievar and brother of the Bishop of Aberdeen, Patrick Forbes of Corse Castle. Castle was closed but admission to the grounds was free. largely obscured as a result were uncovered, while the rest of the structure