Old photograph of the library in Cortachy Castle, Scotland. This Scottish castle has been the home of the Ogilvy family and the seat of the Earls of Airlie ever since the time the family moved here in 1639 when the Airlie Castle was burned down. The first castle on this site was built in1330 by the Stewart Earls of Strathearn. In 1473, King James III granted the lands to Sir Walter Ogilvy who probably began the current structure. The castle and its surrounding estate were bought by Lord Ogilvy from a kinsman in 1625 and his son, the first Earl of Airlie moved there from Airlie Castle. Since then Cortachy has been the home of the Ogilvies. The clan tartan is a blue and green check with an over check of red.
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