Kildrummy Castle Aberdeenshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee travel video of Kildrummy Castle, a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar. The castle was probably built in the middle of the13th century under Gilbert de Moravia. The castle underwent siege numerous times in its history, first in defence of the family of Robert the Bruce in August to September 1306, leading to the executions of Nigel Bruce and many other Scots, and again in 1335 by David of Strathbogie. On this occasion Christina Bruce held off the attackers until her husband Sir Andrew Murray came to her rescue. In the reign of King David II, Walter Maule of Panmure was warden of Kildrummy Castle. The castle passed from the Clan Elphinstone to the Clan Erskine before being abandoned in 1716 following the failure of the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.



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