Forfar Castle
| Forfar Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 11th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Motte) | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Scottish royalty | |
| Place: | Forfar | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 38 '45.6 " N , 2 ° 53' 20.3" W | |
| Height: | 62 m ASL | |
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Forfar Castle is an Outbound Castle in Forfar in the Scottish county of Angus . The moth was erected in the 11th century.
history
The castle was obviously surrounded by water and served the kings Malcolm III. , Wilhelm I and Alexander II as a royal castle. King Malcolm used it as a base for raising troops to repel Danish invaders. King Edward I of England garrisoned it and visited it in 1296. The Scots recaptured it on Christmas Day 1308 and slaughtered the English garrison. After being destroyed and rebuilt, Forfar Castle was abandoned in the 1330s.
Remains are said to have been visible up to the 17th century, but today nothing of the castle can be found above ground.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Martin Coventry, Martin (2001). The Castles of Scotland . Goblinshead, Musselburgh 2001. ISBN 1-899874-26-7 . P. 218.
- ↑ a b Royal Forfar . In: Visit Angus . Angus Council. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
Web links and sources
- Forfar, Castle Hill . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved July 24, 2017.