Brodie Castle for National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland site wanted to appeal to a wider audience whilst celebrating the heritage of the site. We created a site personality for the brand new Playful Garden – rolling it out across interpretation, experiential design in the café and retail spaces, merchandise, packaging and signage.
Tour Inverness Scotland : Brodie Castle
Tour Inverness Scotland : Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle. A National Trust for Scotland Property.
Brodie Castle. This fine 16th-century tower house is packed with enough art and antiques to keep connoisseurs happy all day. The castle tells the fascinating story of the Brodie family.
Built in 1567 by the Brodies. It is widely accepted that the Brodies have been associated with the land and the castle since the 1160s, when it is said that King Malcolm IV gave the land to the family.
The castle has a central keep with two 5-storey towers on opposing corners. In common with other fortified homes of the time it has no castle wall. It has a guardroom and secret passages to help the occupants escape.
Brodie castle is known for its fine daffodil collection, and is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and open to tourists throughout the summer months.
Set in peaceful parkland, It contains fine French furniture; English, continental and Chinese porcelain; and a major collection of paintings, including 17th-century Dutch art, 19th-century English watercolours, and early 20th-century works. The magnificent library contains some 6,000 volumes. Brodie has unusual plaster ceilings.
There is a woodland walk with a large pond and a nature trail with access to wildlife observation hides.
An ancient Pictish monument known as Rodney’s Stone can be seen in the castle grounds.
In springtime the grounds are carpeted with many varieties of daffodils for which Brodie Castle is rightly famous.
Brodie Castle is slightly further away, between the historic Moray towns of Nairn and Forres, so is perhaps not first on the castle list for the majority of visitors to the Highlands. That is a real shame (for them, not us!) as this sensitively restored 16th century castle is an absolute gem, where generations of the Brodie Clan have lived. The clan’s legacy is a fascinating history, a building which features a variety of impressive architectural and decorative styles, and “enough art and antiques to keep connoisseurs happy all day”.
Places to see in ( Forres - UK )
Places to see in ( Forres - UK )
Forres is a town and former royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 25 miles east of Inverness and 12 miles west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. There are many geographical and historical attractions nearby such as the River Findhorn, and there are many historical artifacts and monuments within the town itself.
A royal castle was present in the area from at least 900 AD, and around 1140 AD Forres became a royal burgh. Royal burghs were founded by the Kings of Scots of the 12th century to encourage trade and economic improvement. The local abbey was plundered by the Wolf of Badenoch.
The town is the location of Sueno's Stone, an enormous carved stone probably created by Picts to commemorate a battle against Norse invaders. The stele is 20 feet (6 metres) tall and encased in glass structure to protect it from the elements and graffiti. Sueno's Stone translates to Sven's Stone. Brodie Castle lies near the town.
Other attractions to Forres include Dallas Dhu distillery, which lies just south of the town; although no longer producing, the distillery is maintained in working order by Historic Environment Scotland. Benromach Distillery, located just north of the Forres bypass, is an active distillery with a visitors' centre.
Forres is situated on the A96 trunk route connecting the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness. The River Findhorn was originally crossed by fording near Waterford Farm. A suspension bridge was opened in 1831 to cross the river at the west end of the town. This bridge was replaced by the current bridge in 1938. Due to high volumes of traffic passing through the town centre, a bypass was built in the late 1980s to reduce congestion in the town centre. The A940 connects Forres with Grantown-on-Spey, Aviemore and the south directly without the requirement of driving via Inverness. The B9011 connects Forres to Kinloss Barracks and Findhorn Bay.
Forres railway station is situated just outside the town and is operated by Abellio ScotRail. The town of Forres was once a triangular junction in the Highland Railway network, travelling through Forres was once the quickest route to reach Inverness from the south. Originally the station had four platforms; two of which were on the north side of the triangle on the route between Inverness and Aberdeen, the third on the south west side of the triangle used by services to Grantown-on-Spey.
( Forres - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Forres . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Forres - UK
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Brodie Castle, Inverness, Scotland
Set in peaceful parkland near Inverness in Scotland, this fine 16th century tower house is packed with enough art and antiques to keep visitors happy all day. Architecturally, the castle has a very well preserved central keep with two 5-storey towers on opposing corner. Brodie is a 16th Century castle with 17th and 19th century additions. Brodie Castle has a major art collection as well as porcelain, clocks and furniture.
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Scotland Brodie Castle Tour (Day 2)
Both Brodie Castle and the Playful Garden have food and drink facilities. The castle tearoom, housed in the Victorian kitchen, serves lunches.
Both Brodie Castle and the Playful Garden have gift shops, selling bespoke and local gifts and crafts.
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Brodie Castle 2013 - Замок Броди
Короткое видео о бережно сохраняемом старинном замке Броди (16 век), пиктском камне Родена, нарциссах, собаках и о причудливых комбинациях деревьев. Заметка на моем блоге
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Nick MacVicar - Danny Boy on the grand piano at Brodie Castle, Scotland
Nick MacVicar ( nickmacvicar@yahoo.it ) is the Scottish piper and allround musician in Italy. Besides being a piper he plays the piano in the first and only ceilidh band in Southern Europe. Here you can see him play Danny Boy on the beautiful antique grand piano in the music lounge of Brodie Castle, Scotland.
The Castle Corp - Brodie Castle in Minecraft
Moray College UHI HNC team project 15-16. Students were tasked with creating Brodie castle in Minecraft using Python programming, and gamifying it. This is Team Castle Corp's effort.
CineVlog 002 - Inverness, Brodie Castle and Loch Ness
This second CineVlog shows my flight from Luton Airport to Inverness Airport before heading off to visit Brodie Castle, Inverness City Centre and Loch Ness where I shot aerial film.
MUSIC: Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
INSTAGRAM: @brodie.knibbs
Darren MacLean
At Brodie Castle Playful Gardens
Findlater Castle
Three day Donder to Findlater Castle. Cracking storm and lovely scenery with a little history added for fun.
Dunskey castle Portpatrick
Out and about in the Stranraer area
Barcaldine Castle
Barcaldine Castle Oban Scotland
Nairn to Forres Enterprise Park Via Brodie
The back road from Lochloy to Brodie then the A96
New owners spice up the menu at Brodie's Old Mill Inn