Auchterhouse Castle
Auchterhouse Castle is a castle northwest of Dundee in the Scottish county of Angus .
history
Original castle
The original castle dates from the 13th century and consisted of walls, towers and a donjon . It was believed to have been owned by the Ramsay family , who held the hereditary title of Sheriff of Angus .
Sir William Wallace is said to have stayed in the castle and one of the towers was named Wallace Tower after him. King Edward I of England stayed one night at Auchterhouse Castle on July 20, 1303.
In 1489 the property came into the possession of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan , who bore the title of Lord Auchterhouse and was the uncle of King James III. was.
Residential tower
Later James Erskine , the 7th Earl of Buchan inherited the castle. He had a residential tower built in the original castle in the 17th century .
Mansion
The manor house , Auchterhouse Old Mansion House , which still exists today, was built around the residential tower .
today
The old mansion is now a hotel. The Old Castle's Wallace Tower is now a Scheduled Monument and Historic Scotland has listed it as a Category B Historic Building.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Auchterhouse Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e Auchterhouse Old Mansion House Hotel, Wallace Tower, Auchterhouse . British Listed Buildings. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland . Electric Scotland. Chapter II: Earldom snd Earls of Buchan . Retrieved February 10, 2017.
Coordinates: 56 ° 31 '22.3 " N , 3 ° 5' 19.6" W.