Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Hoddom Castle On History Visit To Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and Hoddom Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. Built as a critical military stronghold in a highly volatile border region, the castle has evolved from a heavily fortified barracks into a sprawling Victorian mansion, before ultimately being stripped back to its stone core. Construction began around 1563 under Sir John Maxwell, later 4th Lord Herries. Built to serve as his headquarters as the Warden of the Scottish West March, it guarded a primary English invasion route into western Scotland. Because Maxwell was a staunch supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, the Regent Moray besieged and captured the castle in 1568. It changed hands rapidly, and in 1570, English forces under Lord Henry Scrope blew up and heavily damaged the tower. Maxwell rebuilt and restored it by 1578. In 1626, the castle was sold to the Murray of Cockpool family. They added the iconic pinnacle roofs over the corner rounds and expanded the courtyard. The castle eventually passed to the Sharpe family. The famous antiquarian Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe grew up there; his close friendship with Sir Walter Scott famously inspired the setting of Scott’s novel Redgauntlet. In 1877, the estate was purchased by the Brook family. They hired renowned architect William Burn to encase the entire ancient tower house inside a massive, asymmetrical Scottish Baronial mansion. During the Second World War, the property was requisitioned by the War Office to house Allied servicemen and operate as a military hospital. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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