August 8th Photograph Airlie Castle Scotland

August 8th photograph of Airlie Castle, Scotland. Airlie Castle is the official seat of the Earl of Airlie, the title being granted in 1639 to the Ogilvy family when James, the eighth Lord Ogilvy of Airlie became the first Earl of Airlie. The castle was built in c.1432 by Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland after being granted lands in 1432 by King James I of Scotland. It became a stronghold and chief residence of the Ogilvies. During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms the Ogilvies supported the King Charles I and the Royalist cause. The castle was destroyed in 1640 by Parliamentarian troops led Archibald Campbell, 8th Earl of Argyll and the incident is described in a ballad The Bonnie Hoose o' Airlie.

A mansion house was built incorporating and ontop of some of the ruins in c. 1792-3 and is occupied


August 8th photograph of Airlie Castle, Scotland. David Ogily, seen above, is a really nice man, and the present owner of Airlie Castle. I enjoyed meeting him today.

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August 8th Photograph Walled Garden Airlie Castle Scotland

August 8th photograph of the walled garden at Airlie Castle, Scotland.


August 8th photograph of the walled garden at Airlie Castle, Scotland.


August 8th photograph of the walled garden at Airlie Castle, Scotland.

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August 8th Photograph Stone Fountain Airlie Castle Gardens Scotland

August 8th photograph of a stone fountain at Airlie Castle Gardens, Scotland.

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August 8th Photograph Entrance Walled Garden Airlie Castle Gardens Scotland

August 8th photograph of the entrance to the walled garden at Airlie Castle, Scotland.

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August 8th Photograph Topiary Airlie Castle Gardens Scotland

August 8th photograph of Topiary at Airlie Castle Gardens, Scotland.


August 8th photograph of Topiary at Airlie Castle Gardens, Scotland.

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August 8th Photograph Garden Gate Airlie Castle Gardens Scotland

August 8th photograph of garden gate at Airlie Castle Gardens, Scotland.

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August 8th Photograph Laburnum Arch Airlie Castle Gardens Scotland

August 8th photograph of the Laburnum Arch at Airlie Castle Gardens, Scotland. This is the archway the leads to the main gardens.

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