Ecclesgreig Castle
Ecclesgreig Castle is a mansion in the Scottish Aberdeenshire . It's half a mile west of the small coastal town of St Cyrus .
history
Originally Ecclesgreig Castle was built in 1844 by William Forsyth Grant from the remains of the 16th century House of St Cyrus. It was designed in the Victorian neo-Gothic style by the famous Bather architect Henry Edmund Goodridge (1797–1864). The name was also changed to Ecclesgreig Castle to prevent confusion with the place St Cyrus.
For many years the property was the heart of a veritable agricultural estate. The main income from these funds financed the construction of the house with its well-preserved Italian Renaissance garden. There are many classic statues that underline this style. The garden was one of the largest household items on the property in the past.
It is believed that Bram Stoker spent some time on the estate while on a trip to Scotland and found inspiration for his famous Dracula novel .
Over the years inheritance tax, changing political developments and the division of such large agricultural properties led to a decline in cultivation areas and thus also in income, which ultimately led to the abandonment and decline of the castle.
The current owner has been trying for years to preserve and secure the property, which has fallen into ruin, especially inside, with the aim of turning it into a hotel.
There are some haunted stories about the building and a missing son of the family.
literature
- Simon Marsden: Ghost Search . Owls, Munich 2001.
- Andy Winkler: Shadow Worlds - Haunted Castles & Lost Places . Rudolf Hillebrand, Neuss 2009.
Web links
- Mansion website ( Memento from 23 August 2011 on the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the manor house ( Memento from 23 August 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 56 ° 47 ′ 0.6 ″ N , 2 ° 25 ′ 49.1 ″ W.