Duffus Castle near Elgin (Scotland). Perfect for a bit of hill rolling...
My brothers and I, in the inaugural Duffus Castle Hill Rolling competition. Kris won.
The ghosts of Duffus Castle
We have visited this Castle ruin many times before. Finally we investigated it. What we found took us by surprise....
Duffus Castle.
Sit back and chill with oot wi a dram as we go for a trip roon the castle at sunrise..For all my friends as we go from 2014 to 2015. Have a very guid new year...
Duffus Castle
Filmed on DJI Phantom 3 Standard.
An Ariel look at Duffus Castle in Moray, Scotland. My flight was cut short by some drizzle, but I still feel I came away with some nice shots.
Duffus Castle
A Brief History of Duffus Castle in Moray
Walking into Duffus Castle in #Scotland
Built in the year 1305, near Elgin & Lossiemouth in #Scotland
Duffus Castle in Moray Scotland
Aerial footage of the ruins filmed with a DJI Drone. When teaching my brother to fly, we got a little too close for comfort at one point.
[Wikipedia] Elgin Castle
Elgin Castle was a 12th-century castle built near Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Elgin was created a royal burgh by King David I of Scotland in 1136. The castle, once a royal castle, was built as a motte and bailey castle. King Edward I of England captured the castle and stayed at the castle during 1296 and in 1303. It was destroyed by King Robert I of Scotland in 1308, after two previous unsuccessful attempts to capture the castle. The castle was never rebuilt and fell into ruins.
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Sunset Over Elgin, Moray, Scotland
just a few shots i filmed one night of an amazing sky in summer 2011
Places to see in ( Elgin - UK )
Places to see in ( Elgin - UK )
Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. Elgin is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the floodplain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190 AD. It was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century by King David I of Scotland and by that time had a castle on top of the present day Lady Hill to the west of the town.
The modern town straddles the River Lossie, with the suburbs of Bishopmill to the north and New Elgin to the south. Permo-Triassic rocks, rare in Scotland, are commonly found around Elgin. These are composed of aeolian sandstone formed when this area was subjected to desert conditions. Quarry Wood, on the town's edge, has a formation nicknamed Cuttie's Hillock which produced the internationally known fossils called the Elgin Reptiles. In the Elgin district, boulders belonging to the lowest group of Jurassic strata, Oxford clay and chalk are found both in glacial deposits and on the surface of the ground. The largest of these deposits is at Linksfield, where limestone and shale lie on boulder clay. There is a large hill in downtown Elgin, often viewed as the highlight of the Elgin tourist trail.
Elgin is situated on the A96 trunk route which connects the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness. Heavy traffic through the town causes serious congestion. Scottish transport minister Tavish Scott visited the town in August 2006 to look at the traffic management problems and to meet campaigners for a bypass. It is estimated that a bypass would remove about one third of traffic from Elgin's streets. The A941 runs from Lossiemouth through Elgin to Rothes, Craigellachie, Dufftown and Rhynie. Elgin railway station is operated by Abellio ScotRail. The railway also connects to Aberdeen and Inverness which have trains to other UK destinations. Elgin's bus station is operated mainly by Stagecoach, and provides services within Elgin and to other local towns as well as to Aberdeen and Inverness. There is a 'Jet' bus service which runs to the Inverness Airport at Dalcross, Inverness has flights to mainly UK destinations while Aberdeen airport has UK and international flights.
Alot to see in ( Elgin - UK ) such as :
Elgin Cathedral
Elgin Museum, 1 High Street
Elgin Library, Cooper Park
Elgin Golf Club, Hardhillock, Birnie Road
Glassgreen Golf Range, Birnie Road
Cooper Park: boating, pitch and putt, tennis
Biblical Gardens
Moray Leisure Centre, Borough Briggs Road, containing swimming pool, ice rink and a gymnasium
Town Hall with auditorium for production of shows
Community Centre, Trinity Road: badminton
The Lantern Gallery, 18 South Guildry Street
Red Shoes Theatre and music venue, High Street
Elgin Youth Café, Francis Place
Moray Jazz Club, ground floor of the Elgin City Football Club, Borough Briggs Road
( Elgin - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Elgin . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Elgin - UK
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Duffus Road, Elgin.
Bus causing me to take evasive action.
Sunninghill Hotel, Elgin, Scotland
The Sunninghill Hotel stands imposingly in its own grounds not far from Elgin's main shopping centre, and is within easy walking distance of the city's commercial heart and all amenities.
An elegant building with its own attractive garden the Sunninghill has a large, private car park.
Donald and Winnie Ross have owned the business for 30 years, and also live and work in the hotel. They have extensively refurbished the building to provide and elegant and sumptuous interior.
Castles of Scotland
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We visited several of Castles, Cathedrals, and Palaces in Scotland. Here are our favorites.
Elgin Cathedral
Ardvreck Castle
Spynie Palace
Duffus Castle
Balvenie Castle
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Hailes catle at East Lothian Scotland(one of the oldest castles )this video is 17 minutes.
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History of Hailes Castle:
Hailes Castle
Near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
North front of Hailes Castle, as seen from the River Tyne.
Built 13th to 16th centuries
Built by Hugo de Gourlay
Materials: Stone.
Hailes Castle is a mainly 14th century castle about a mile and a half south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. This castle, which has a fine riverside setting, belonged to the Hepburn family during the most important centuries of its existence. Since 1926, it has been the subject of a state-sponsored guardianship agreement, which is now under the auspices of Historic Scotland as a scheduled monument.
The castle was founded as a fortified tower house by Hugo de Gourlay before 1300, making it one of the oldest constructions of its kind in Scotland. The superiority of the lands was held by the Earls of Dunbar and March. The de Gourlays, a Northumbrian family, supported the English in the Wars of Independence, and their land was forfeited by order of the Scottish Crown. Hailes Castle and lands were then confirmed upon another Northumbrian, Sir Adam de Hepburn (d. before 1371), who, in the reign of David II, had a charter of the lands of Traprain, and Southalls and Northalls (now united and called Hailes) in Haddingtonshire, as well as the lands of Mersingtoun, Cockburnspath, and Rollanstoun in Berwickshire.
On 20 December 1451, Sir Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes, had a Crown charter of the Lordship of Hailes and other lordships and lands, which his predecessors formerly held in heritage of the Earls of March, who again held them of the Crown in chief; also the lands of Prendergast, above Ayton, and others in the sheriffdom of Berwick, with all rights in the lands formerly held by George Dunbar, Earl of March, and forfeited by him: the whole erected into a free barony to be called the Barony of Hailes. He was one of the conservators of truces with England in 1449, 1451-7 and 1459.[3] It is thought that Sir Patrick Hepburn dramatically extended the castle. A massive tower of at least four storeys was built to the west of the original construction, and a lower tower to the East to form a long north range, looming above the River Tyne. The thick curtain wall of the castle may date back to the 13th century.
Sieges:
In 1400 it successfully withstood an attack from Harry Hotspur Percy, in league with the Earl of March. The attackers were defeated afterwards in a counter-attack led by Archibald, Master of Douglas. A successful attack by Archibald Dunbar in 1443 was followed by a massacre of the castle’s inhabitants.
In July 1547, during the war of the Rough Wooing, John Lord Borthwick was made keeper of the 'place and fortalice of Halis.' He undertook to keep it 'surlie fra our auld ynemies of Ingland and all uthairis.' He agreed only to render the house to Regent Arran, and not to the Earl of Bothwell or any of the Hepburn name. If the English came, Arran promised to send 24 horsemen to defend the castle. After the battle of Pinkie, Lord Grey of Wilton occupied it for the English.
In 1567 James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, entertained Mary, Queen of Scots, at Hailes Castle. All his lands, including Hailes Castle, were later forfeited to the Scottish Crown.
Oliver Cromwell partly slighted the building in 1650 after the battle of Dunbar. It later passed into the hands of the Stewarts, the Setons, and finally, in 1700, the Dalrymple of Hailes family. By the mid-19th century the castle was being used as a granary, Sir David Dalrymple, Bt., having taken advantage of the more settled times to move his family to the mansion of Newhailes.
The vaulted cellar beneath the 15th century range.
The castle stands on a promontory on the Scottish River Tyne, blocking its strategic route, and preying on the route to Edinburgh. Within the 13th century curtain wall is the 14th century keep, to which ranges were added in the next two centuries. The major remaining works is the West Tower, a square donjon, which dwarfs the remains of the central tower that the Gourlays built, probably a rebuilding on the 16th century. Fifteenth century work includes a roofless chamber in which the remains of what appear to be an ambry and a piscina suggest it was a chapel rather than a hall. There is also a vaulted basement bakehouse and brewhouse from this period. The original tower was used as a dovecot after it ceased to be occupied. Of the East Tower, only a finger of stonework remains...
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Schotland chapter house Elgin Cathedral
Aurora - Duffus Castle Northern Lights
The Northern Lights on 27/02/2014 as seen from Duffus Castle just outside Lossiemouth in Moray.
Timelapse made up of 97 images taken over a 16 minute period. It was just a bit of an experiment so it
Duffus House Exped1 Sept 17
Brilliant time on the West Coast of Scotland, in Fort William. Weather not the best but the boys had a great time canyoning.
Elgin Tour
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