Corgarff Castle

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Hi everyone thank you very much for watching and reading this history hope you enjoy the video it so cold today even the grass are frozen!! Can’t wait for the summer lol here are some more information
Kildrummy Castle is a ruinous but impressive early stone stronghold of the Earls of Mar, in a pretty spot with gardens nearby, near the village of Strathdon in Aberdeenshire in the northeast of Scotland.
Kildrummy Castle was once one of the most magnificent and imposing castles in Scotland. It was built in about 1250 by the Earl of Mar. The castle was intended to consolidate the Mar dynasty's hold over north-eastern Scotland and was located where it could command important routes across the region. It may have replaced an earlier castle built on a motte a mile to the north east and since occupied by Kildrummy Kirkyard.
The film Braveheart, whatever its historical credentials, did a lot for a sense of Scottish identity. Its treatment of Edward I, on the other hand, has left him with a bigger image problem than the one given to Richard III by Shakespeare's equally unbalanced telling of his story.

Edward I paid at least two visits to Kildrummy Castle, in 1296 and 1303. Both times he came as a guest on his way south from Elgin, and he may even have lent his favourite mason to help design a better gatehouse for the castle. What emerged as a result was very like the gatehouse of Edward's castle at Harlech.
Kildrummy Castle's plan is best appreciated from the model in the visitor centre. It was built as a D shape, with its rear wall towering over a ravine. Circular towers were built at the two back corners, and on either arm of the D, leaving the gatehouse to guard the apex of the design. The main living quarters were originally in the Snow Tower, a highly sophisticated seven story tower copied from the very latest in French castle design at the time. There was also a Great Hall backing on to the rear wall of the castle, and a chapel on the east side.

By 1306 relations between Scotland and England had changed (see our Historical Timeline). Robert the Bruce had declared himself King of Scotland, and Edward I had dispatched an army to quell the Scots under his son Edward, Prince of Wales. Kildrummy Castle was held for Robert by his brother Sir Neil Bruce against an extended siege by the Prince of Wales' forces. This came to an end when Osbourne, the castle blacksmith, betrayed Bruce and set fire to the castle. The defenders, including Neil Bruce, were hanged. Osbourne was paid handsomely in gold: poured, it is said, molten down his throat.

Following repairs, the castle was again besieged in 1335 by supporters of the English. Its defence was commanded by Lady Christian Bruce, sister of Robert the Bruce. It successfully held out until relieved by Lady Christian's husband, Sir Andrew Murray. In 1357 it was once more attacked, this time successfully, by King David II to defeat the disloyal Earl of Mar. In 1435 the castle and estates were annexed by King James I in his efforts to control the power of the barons, and over the following decades the castle was strengthened and improved.

The estate passed to the Elphinstone family in 1507, who added a tower house to the castle, now known as the Elphinstone Tower. The castle was occupied by Jacobites during the 1689 uprising, and damaged by them as they left. It had been repaired enough to serve as the base for the 23rd Earl of Mar when he launched the 1715 Jacobite rebellion. Defeated, Mar accompanied the Pretender to France, and Kildrummy played no further part in Scottish history.
The next two centuries were largely a period of decline for Kildrummy. The exceptionally high quality of its stone led to its use as a handy quarry for the area, and the mighty Snow Tower collapsed in 1805. However, in 1898 the castle was acquired by Colonel James Ogston, who until his death worked steadily to restore parts of it. Kildrummy Castle was placed in the care of the State in 1951, and is now looked after by Historic Environment Scotland.

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5. TAYMOUTH CASTLE, ABERFELDY 56°35'40.78N 3°58'52.11W
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11. DRUM CASTLE, BANCHORY 57° 5'41.87N 2°20'15.81W
12. CORGARFF CASTLE, STRATHDON 57° 9'46.02N 3°14'3.08W
13. BRAEMAR, BALLATER 57° 0'52.87N 3°23'29.15W
14. KILCHURN CASTLE, DALMALLY 56°24'13.45N 5° 1'37.51W

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Scenic Drive from Turriff to Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Before heading back home to London, I decided to spend my last few hours in the Scottish Highlands. Here is the full journey from Turriff to Braemar.

0:05 - Driving through Turriff. (0:18) The Turriff mercat cross. (0:27) Turriff Swimming Pool.

0:35 - Sign post for Rosehall, Fortrie, Glendronach and Huntly.

0:42 - Turning right onto the B9024 Bridgend Terrace.

0:47 - Scottish countryside just outside Turriff.

2:09 - Tree damage from the gale force winds the previous two days before.

2:15 - Cows grazing in the field.

2:24 - Glendronach Distillery.

3:02 - Entering the village of Forgue.

3:30 - Entering the town of Huntly.

3:34 - Taking the first exit at the roundabout towards Rhynie and Leith Hall and Garden.

3:38 - Signpost for the A97 to Gartly, Rhynie, Lumsden, Alford and Ballater.

3:45 - Cloud settling on top of the hills.

4:11 - Entering Rhynie. Includes the high street.

5:09 - Entering Lumsden.

5:41 - Heavy rain starts.

6:05 - Signpost for the Cairngorms National Park, Strathdon and Inverness.

6:08 - Passing Kildrummy Castle Hotel and Gardens.

6:14 - Dense woodland.

6:28 - Very tall, thin trees.

7:11 - 1914 - 1919 and 1939 - 1945 War Memorial on the A944, Bellabeg.

7:58 - Woodland along the A944.

8:43 - Driving over the River Don.

8:50 - Cut down trees.

9:06 - Corgarff Castle.

9:19 - Driving up the very long, steep and windy A939, Lecht Road. (10:44) Driving into thick cloud.

11:09 - Outside the Lecht 2090 Activity Centre, 2090 feet (645m) above sea level amid the beauty of the Eastern Cairngorms. The Lecht is situated in the heart of Scotland's largest National Park at the top of the pass between Tomintoul and Strathdon.

11:23 - Panorama of the valley below.

12:01 - Crossing over the River Don on the A939.

12:18 - A939 - Old Military Road.

12:27 - Turning right onto the A93 at the junction with the B976.

12:41 - Looking over towards the Woods of Garmaddie.

12:49 - Passing the Inver Hotel.

13:04 - The Bridge of Dee.

13:06 - Entering Braemar.

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The Lonach Men Marching

The Lonach Highland Games, Strathdon. The Men of Lonach on parade

Auto Draw 2: Castle Of Corgarff, Cockbridge, Scotland

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My Journey down the A939 Tomintoul - Cock Bridge road from the Lecht ski centre to Corgaff. Music is from Manic Street Preachers - Lipstick Traces album.

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2016 Lonach Highlander Games Relay Race

The traditional relay race between the four highlander & pipe band. Team Wallace is the winner!

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Cairngorms National Park Scotland Highlands

A striking granite sculpture that is designed to draw attention to the landscape surrounding Corgarff. Artwork by Strathdon artist Louise Gardner. The work not only features engraved poetry, but also contains lenses that focus on points in the nearby landscape.The sculpture is located around halfway up the hill towards the Lecht ski centre. The dark circles are binocular lenses embedded in the granite. One points left to the castle; the other to the right up the glen. Carved into the stone are the following words:

Take a moment to behold,
As still skies or storms unfold,
In sun rain sleet or snow,
Warm your soul before you go.

Words which comment on the weather and the hills and the fact that people manage to survive there somehow.

Braemar Highland Games

The massed pipe bands marching through the village of Braemar, Scotland, on September 5 2015, the day of the annual Braemar Highland Gathering. This was a special occasion as 2015 marked 200 years since the formation of the precursor of the organisation which runs the Games, the Braemar Royal Highland Society. Further information braemargathering.org

Cairngorms National Park Scotland Highlands

A striking granite sculpture that is designed to draw attention to the landscape surrounding Corgarff. Artwork by Strathdon artist Louise Gardner. The work not only features engraved poetry, but also contains lenses that focus on points in the nearby landscape.The sculpture is located around halfway up the hill towards the Lecht ski centre. The dark circles are binocular lenses embedded in the granite. One points left to the castle; the other to the right up the glen. Carved into the stone are the following words:

Take a moment to behold,
As still skies or storms unfold,
In sun rain sleet or snow,
Warm your soul before you go.

Words which comment on the weather and the hills and the fact that people manage to survive there somehow.