Old Photograph Midmar Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Midmar Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The present structure was erected on the site of an earlier tower, destroyed by forces loyal to Mary Queen of Scots, during her punitive expedition against the Earl of Huntly in 1562. This expedition culminated in the Battle of Corrichie at which George Gordon of Midmar fought. He was subsequently deprived of his lands, though they were restored in 1565, after which he employed George Bell to build a new castle. In 1594 the castle was attacked after the Battle of Glenlivet.



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Old Photograph Monzie Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Monzie Castle near Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. This is a large castellated Scottish mansion which incorporates a small early 17th century L-plan tower house, much extended and remodelled in 1791. It was a property of the Campbells from early times until 1869, when it was sold to the Johnstones of Lathrisk.



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Old Photograph Castlemilk House Scotland

Old photograph of Castlemilk House, South of Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish house was built around the 15th century Castlemilk Tower, but was demolished in 1969 to make way for the Castlemilk housing estate. The lands of Cassilton of Carmunock were acquired by the Stuarts of Castlemilk in Dumfriesshire in the 13th century, and in the 16th century they renamed the estate Castlemilk. In 1937 the estate was acquired by Glasgow Corporation for housing, but the outbreak of the Second World War delayed building work. The mansion was used to accommodate evacuees from the city until the end of the war, and then as a children's home until closed in 1968.



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Old Photograph Ethie Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Ethie Castle located three miles North of Arbroath, Scotland. This Scottish castle dates to around 1300, when the monks at nearby Arbroath Abbey built a sandstone keep. It passed through the hands of the de Maxwell family and into the ownership of Scotland's last Cardinal, David Beaton who was murdered in St Andrews in 1546. The castle was purchased in 1665 by the Carnegie family, who later became the Earls of Northesk, and was owned by them through to 1928 until it was bought by William Cunningham Hector. The castle is reputed to be the basis for the fictional Castle of Knockwhinnock in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Antiquary. Sir Walter Scott was a close friend of William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk and frequently stayed at Ethie Castle. The castle was restored by the chief of the Forsyth Clan, Alistair Forsyth and it now serves as the clan's seat. The castle is presently owned, however, by the de Morgan family and has been converted for use as a hotel.



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Old PhotographsCardoness Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Cardoness Castle located South West of Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. By 1628 Cardoness belonged to John Gordon of Clan Gordon head pf a family with whom the McCullochs had long feuded. In 1690 Sir Godfrey McCulloch shot dead John Gordon's son, William Gordon. Sir Godfrey escaped to France, but was spotted in Edinburgh in 1697 and beheaded on the Maiden, the Scottish equivalent of the guillotine.




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