Kilravock Castle
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 Kilravock Castle |
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| Creation time : | from 1460 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Well | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | red sandstone | |
| Place: | Croy | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 31 '11 " N , 3 ° 59' 0.4" W | |
| Height: | 79 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Kilravock Castle (pronounced Kilrawk ) is a low castle near the village of Croy between Inverness and Nairn in the Scottish county of Nairnshire (now part of the Highland administrative division ). Construction of the castle began around 1460 and has been the seat of Clan Rose since then . The castle is a mixture of a tower house from the 15th century and various later additions. The Scottish-Gaelic name of the castle was Cill Rathaig (German: church in the small, round fort).
history
The lands belonged to the Boscoe family and fell to his widow Elizabeth Bissett in the 12th century through the marriage of Andrew Boscoe after his death . Through the marriage of their second daughter Mary Boscoe to Hugh II. De Ros of Clan Rose, the lands came into this family.
The keep of the castle dates from 1460, when the then Baron von Kilravock received the license to build a fortified house (English: License to crenellate) from the Lord of the Isles . This was expanded in the 17th century by adding a stair tower with a square floor plan and a south wing. The wings to the north and west of the quarter were added later.
Mary Stuart stayed at the castle in 1562 and Prince Charles Edward Stuart was a guest four days before the Battle of Culloden . His opponent, the Duke of Cumberland paid his visit soon after the battle, and Robert Burns was there in September 1787. Today, Historic Scotland has Kilravock Castle listed as a Category A Historic Building and Clan Rose no longer inhabits it. The castle no longer belongs to Clan Rose's lands, it was transferred to the non-profit Christian Trust in 1984 . It was used as a bed and breakfast for a while, but is no longer open to the public.
The Clan Rose
Kilravock Castle was continuously leased by the Rose family, a family of Norman origin who arrived in Great Britain with William the Conqueror . She settled in Kilravock in 1293 and since then the son has succeeded the father as head of the family without any other heir in between. This continued, direct line of succession is unusual even for Scottish standards.
In addition, many roses were given the first name Hugh and only one of them had a higher social status than that of a laird. Clan chief Anna Elizabeth Emily Guillemard Rose, 25th of Kilravock , died peacefully on December 9, 2012 in Nairn at the age of 88. The Lord Lyon recognized David Hugh Baird Heriot Rose , the nephew of Elizabeth Rose, in June 2013 as a new clan chief and 26th Baron of Kilravock on. Some of the current descendants of Clan Rose reside in the United States, Maine, and Texas , while others reside in Canada (southern Saskatchewan ) and Australia . Others still live in Scotland or London .
Individual evidence
- ^ Kilravock Castle - History . Kilravock Castle. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Index to the Ordnance Survey of Nairnshire; Publication date: 1878-1883 . National Library of Scotland. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Full text of "The history of the Province of Moray: comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, the greater part of the County of Inverness and a portion of the County of Banff, all called the Province of Moray before there was a division into counties " . Archive.org. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Martin Coventry: Castles of the Clans; The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans . Goblinshead, Musselburgh 2010. ISBN 1-899874-36-4 . P. 44.
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Kilravock Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ a b c A Unique Scottish Castle . www.kilravock.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Rev. Hugh Rose, Minister of Nairne: A genealogical deduction of the family of Rose of Kilravock . 1748. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ Michael William: ROSE Anna Elizabeth: Obituary - Announcements - Scotsman - Scotland . Announce.jpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. 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 27, 2013.
