Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle is a Scottish Castle ten kilometers north east of Nairn and the headquarters of Brodie - Clans .
description
The core of today's castle with three floors is a rectangular residential tower , which has round hanging towers with five floors at two opposite corners and thus has a Z-shaped floor plan. It is adjoined to the west and east by a three-storey wing of different lengths. The kitchen in the basement is the oldest part of the building.
The so-called salon is the gem of the interior. Its walls are dark blue, which contrasts strongly with the white of the richly decorated stucco ceiling in the form of a barrel vault .
Around the castle is a 70 hectare park with a pond that was created in the 1730s. There is also Rodney's Stone , a Pictish symbol stone with a cross slab and Oghamin script .
history
The castle was first mentioned in 1160, but detailed sources on the history of the old castle complex are missing because they were burned during the English Civil War or were brought to an unknown location.
The current system dates back to 1567. In the early 17th century, the core building was expanded to include a western extension. The castle was badly damaged by fire during an attack by troops of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose under the command of Lewis Gordon, Marquess of Huntly, during the Civil War in 1645, but was rebuilt in the following years.
In the 19th century, an eastern wing in neo- Tudor style was added, for which the architect William Burn designed the plans.
The Brodie family lived in the property until 1980, when the National Trust for Scotland took it over after 820 years of private use.
literature
- Christina Gambaro, Giulia Gaida (Red.): Scotland. Castles and palaces . Karl Müller, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-89893-075-0 , pp. 84-85.
Web links
- Website of the National Trust for Scotland on Brodie Castle (English)
- Information on the history of the building and a visit ( Memento from January 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 57 ° 35 ′ 54 " N , 3 ° 42 ′ 32" W.