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Old Photographs Glenkindie Castle Scotland
Old photograph of Glenkindie Castle near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This original Scottish castle here was built by William Strachan in 1595. William’s eldest son, Alexander, died prior to 1609, for on 26th May 1609, William Strachan of Glenkindie gave Charter of Glenkindie to his grandson Alexander. Alexander Strachan of Glenkindie, the 7th, was by all accounts a covenanter of strong convictions. In fact, he was known as The Great Covenanter. In 1639 a great gathering of all the Covenanter lairds and others was held at Aberdeen, and when Alexander, his brother Patrick and many other of their friends and followers were present, and in their absence the lands Glenkindie were plundered and Glenkindie Castle demolished. The West wing of the present mansion house dates from 1787 or earlier. The north wing, which comprises the present main house was built in 1900, by Sydney Mitchell.
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