Midmar Castle
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| Alternative name (s): | Grantsfield Castle | |
| Creation time : | 1565-1575 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | restored | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | plastered | |
| Place: | Really | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 7 '54 .1 " N , 2 ° 29' 23.1" W | |
| Height: | 169 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Midmar Castle is a lowland castle about 12 km west of Westhill and about 3.5 km west of the village of Echt in the Scottish county of Aberdeenshire . The castle was built from 1565 to 1575 for George Gordon of Midmar and Abergeldie by builder and architect George Bell . Historic Scotland has listed it as a Category A Historic Building.
history
The current building was built on the site of an earlier tower house that was destroyed by royal troops during the punitive expedition of Mary Queen of Scots against the Earl of Huntly in 1562. This punitive expedition culminated in the Battle of Corrichie , in which George Gordon of Midmar and Abergeldie also fought. He then lost his lands, which he got back in 1565. He then commissioned George Bell to build a new castle. In 1594 this castle was attacked after the Battle of Glenlivet .
Alexander Grant bought Midmar Castle in 1728 and renamed it Grantsfield Castle . From 1730 the castle was redesigned inside and out; most of the interior furnishings date from this period. In 1840 repairs were made to Midmar Castle. The castle was uninhabited from 1842 to 1970, but care was taken to preserve it, especially the rooms from the 18th century. Restoration work began in 1977 and Midmar Castle has been a private residence ever since. In 2011 it was sold to Tom Cross , former CEO of Dana Petroleum, for £ 2.8m .
Garden and sundial
The fenced garden from the 16th and 17th centuries with his bees niches (ger .: Bee Bole ) is listed also as a historical monument category A, as well as the sundial from the 18th century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Midmar Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Former oil boss king of the castle . In: The Press and Journal . July 27, 2011.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- H. Gordon Slade: Midmar Castle, Aberdeenshire . In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland . Pp. 594-619. 1983.