The Grounds of Craigevar Castle near Alford, Aberdeenshire, Grampian Region. 6416
The original Craigievar Castle was built sometime in the 14th Century and owned by the Mortimer family. Though the building of the Castle was never finished and the family was forced to sell the building and land to William Forbes of Menie in 1610 due to financial troubles. Building of the Castle as it appears today commenced in 1610 and in 1626 The Great Tower was built by William Forbes (nicknamed Danzig Willie). From then it had been lived in by the Forbes and Forbes-Sempill family. Craigievar Castle was bought by a consortium in 1963 from the Forbes-Sempill family and donated to The National Trust For Scotland in 1963
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Location: Craigevar, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Grampian Region. Scotland.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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