Melgund Castle
| Melgund Castle | ||
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 Front view of Melgund Castle (2009) |
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| Creation time : | 1543 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | restored | |
| Standing position : | Scottish clergy | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Aberlemno | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 41 '48.4 " N , 2 ° 44' 32" W | |
| Height: | 94 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Melgund Castle is a low castle about 2 km east of the village of Aberlemno in the Scottish county of Angus . The partially restored castle from the 16th century is now used as a private house.
history
It is widely believed that Cardinal David Beaton had the castle built in 1543 as a residence for himself and his mistress, Margaret Ogilvy . But Charles McKean says that the work in the 1540s was just a conversion of an earlier building.
Much later, the castle fell by marriage to the Earls of Minto , who were given the title Viscount Melgund , which is currently the heir of the Earldom.
Archaeological investigations were carried out on the castle between 1990 and 1996. For a long time Melgund Castle was half a ruin, with the roof missing, until it was partially restored by the architects working with Benjamin Tidall .
description
The building was built to look like a 16th century wing added to a tower from the late 15th century, although it appears that the entire building was first constructed in the mid-16th century.
The building consists of a tower house with an L-shaped floor plan, four full storeys and an attic to which a two-storey wing was added. The ground floor has vaulted ceilings and the parapet protrudes above. A lintel of the castle bears a coat of arms and the initials "DB"
Historic Scotland has listed Melgund Castle as a Category A Historic Building.
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles McKean: The Scottish Château . 2001. Chapter 2.
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
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- Mike Salter: Castles of Grampian & Angus . 1995.
