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	Corgarff Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Corgarff Castle is a castle at the head of Strathdon in the Grampian region of Scotland.
		It was built in the early to mid-16th century, probably under contract from John Forbes.
		Since 1961, the castle has been cared for by Historic Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corgarff_Castle (177 words)

	Corgarff Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		And although it would not have happened at an outpost like Corgarff, in a larger base like Fort George up to one in a hundred soldiers was allowed to marry, and his wife and any family would also live in the barrack room.
		From 1802 the Castle was used as a farmhouse, but the Government repurchased it in 1827, this time as a base designed specifically to tackle whisky smuggling and illegal distillation in the area.
		Corgarff Castle passed into State care in 1961 and has in recent years been wonderfully restored by Historic Scotland as it would have been in the years following the 1748 conversion.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /strathdon/corgarffcastle (1204 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers : Corgarff Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corgarff Castle was built about 1530 by the Elphinstone fanily (who also owned Venlaw Castle, among others) and leased to the Forbes.
		The Forbes fueded with the Gordons, and the castle was nearly burned to the ground in 1571, killing Margaret Forbes and 26 retainers and servants.
		Corgarff was modified by the government afte rthe 2nd Jacobite rising, adding a single story builing to each end, and building the star shaped wall, dotted with vertical gunloops.
	www.phouka.com /travel/castles/corgarff/corgarff.html (377 words)

	CastleXplorer - Corgarff Castle
		Corgarff Castle is a 16th century, four-storey tower house that was heavily modified in 1748 when it was converted into a fort with the addition of two single-storey pavilions and an outer wall forming a star-shaped barmkin.
		It was burnt by Jacobites in 1689, and by Hanoverians in 1716.
		In 1748 the castle was bought by the government and converted for use as a fort.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /scotland/corgarff/corgarff.php (229 words)

	Just Outstanding - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At that time, a causeway connected the castle with the shore, but in the 18th century the loch was dammed and its level raised to float timber down to the Spey, submerging the causeway and leaving the castle a true island fortress.
		Corgarff saw active until well into the 19th century, when it was garrisoned in an attempt to eliminate the whisky smuggling that was rampant on the Highlands at the time, but finally fell into disuse in 1831.
		Braemar Castle is reputedly haunted by two spectres, that of John Farquharson of Inverey, and by a newly-married bride who is said to have committed suicide when she (wrongly) thought that her new husband had abandoned her after their first night on Honeymoon.
	www.justoutstanding.co.uk /cairngorms/people/landmarks.htm (5849 words)

	Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corgarff castle, which has been restored to it's former beauty, has star shaped ramparts and is set amidst a spectacular scenery.
		The castle played a prominent part in the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745, however, in 1748 it was bought by the Government, and then converted into barracks for the Hanoverian troops.The last
		It was last occupied in 1912, and the castle was turned over to the state in 1961 for restoration and preservation.
	www.rootsweb.com /~sctabd/corgarff.html (122 words)

	Corgarff Castle Picture Photograph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is a picture of Corgarff Castle which stands in a particularly wild and lonely location at the head of Strathdon.
		Reputed to be haunted (aren't all of Scotlands Castles) it lies in the shadow of the high northern slopes of the Cairngorm plateau.
		The castle is thought to have been built in about 1550 by John Forbes of Towie and would initially have comprised a tower house set within a walled enclosure.
	www.fuuy.net /36/24/59.html (166 words)

	Corgarff Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corgarff Castle stands in an isolated position in Strathdon.
		The castle's appearance is defined by two distinct periods of building: a 16th-century towerhouse, later converted into barracks protected by a distinctive star-shaped wall loopholed for musketry.
		The second phase of building work at Corgarff began in 1748, in the aftermath of the 1745 Rising, the castle was converted into soldiers' barracks.
	www.fife-education.org.uk /socsub/SocialSubjects/Scottish_History/Royalty/DidYouKnow/CastleFacts/ScotCastles/corgarff.htm (140 words)

	Corgarff Castle - Review - The wilderness castle.
		Corgarff castle is set in the gorgeous scenic Grampian countryside 8 miles west of Strathdon on the A939.
		In 1748 Corgarff was converted into military barracks as part of the new military road stretching from Blairgowrie to the Moray Firth.
		After odd uses as a shooting-lodge and a brewery, the castle was eventually used in the campaign against smuggling in the early 19th century with approximately 58 men based there to support the revenue officers.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/corgarff-castle/224606 (1013 words)

	Corgarff Castle
		The castle was built in the 16th century and last occupied in 1912 by two sisters called The Castle Ladies in a photo.
		The castle was turned over to the state in 1961 for preservation.
		Corgarff was used by the Jacobites as supply storage for powder, muskets and ammunition.
	www.darkisle.com /c/corgarff/corgarff.html (151 words)

	Corgarff Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corgarff Castle stands in a wild and lonely location at the head of Strathdon.
		In 1607 the castle was taken over as a base for local bandits who plundered the surrounding area.
		In 1626 it was acquired by the Earls of Mar. In 1645 Corgarff Castle's strategic location again came to the fore when it was used as the mustering point by the Marquis of Montrose, commander of the Royalist forces in Scotland during the Civil War.
	the-tink-holiday-cottage.co.uk /Activities/Castles/Corgarff_Castle.htm (973 words)

	Corgarff Castle
		Corgarff Castle stands guard at the foot of the Lecht mountain pass.
		Corgarff Castle consists of a much-altered rectangular 16th-century tower house, white-washed and restored, with later pavilions and star-shaped outworks.
		The castle was built about 1530 by the Elphinstones, and leased to the Forbes family.
	www.highlandtradingpost.co.uk /castle.html (213 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers: Craigmillar Castle
		Craigmillar Castle was first mentioned in 1212 and purchased from John de Capella by Sir Simon Preston in 1374.
		The tower house, which forms the core of the castle, was fortifed in the 1420s by a massive enclosure wall.
		The neighborhood surrounding the castle is often called 'Little France'; Mary's french courtiers often stayed here when she was in residence.
	www.frii.com /%7Ephouka/travel/castles/craigmillar/craigmillar.html (390 words)

	Corgarff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corgarff Castle was built about 1530 and leased to the Forbes family.
		In 1748, the government bought Corgarff, remodelled the tower, and used it as a barracks.
		1771, was a tenant of Badachourn, a holding near Corgarff castle.
	www3.telus.net /dwhomepage/Corgarff.html (248 words)

	Corgarff Castle
		Originally part of the Earldom of Mar, James IV annexed the estates in 1435 and granted the ‘Foresta de Corgarf’ to Alexander Elphinstone.
		In 1571 the castle was set alight, killing Margaret Forbes and 24 others.
		The west pavilion houses a whisky still, as the castle acted as a distillery and shooting lodge for a time.
	www.highlandtraveller.com /sites/castles/corgarff.html (219 words)

	History
		All these five pivital castles, together with the main seat of the Earldom at Kildrummy, are known to have been in existence during the 13th and 14th centuries.
		Corgarff formed a stage on the route of the Kings of Scotland to the north of the country.
		The strictly contemporary authority which places the incident at the Castle of Corgarff, is a manuscript geneology, 1580, of the House of Forbes, by Mathew Lumsden, which was edited and brought up to date by William Forbes in 1667.
	users.tinyonline.co.uk /amchardy/McHardy/History.htm (1963 words)

	Glenbuchat Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The only entrance, as usual with castles of this sort, is set into an angle so that unwanted visitors can be dealt with via gun loops in two walls.
		The Gordons were strong supporters of the Jacobite cause and the castle was visited by the Earl of Mar en route from his home at Kildrummy Castle to his muster point at Corgarff Castle at the start of the 1715 uprising.
		In 1948 The Deeside Field Club bought the parkland surrounding the castle and passed it, too, to the State, ensuring that the castle's surroundings would remain as attractive as they are today.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /strathdon/glenbuchatcastle (676 words)

	Scottish Castles, Stately Homes and Houses
		The present castle was built by John Buchanan in 1808 using the stone from the old castle.
		The castle was severely damaged by fire in 1570 and was left as a ruin, until it was restored in the 19th century to make a residence for the Sheriff of Sutherland.
		The castle by the North Sea with 189 rooms, a fairy-tale look and a distinct air of "French Scottish" was created during the remodel in 1845-51 by Sir Charles Barry, the architect for the House of Commons in London.
	www.dlc.fi /~hurmari/scotcastles.html (3981 words)

	Braveheart Relics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The castle shown above is typical of the small fortress/square tower style of castle built in the middle ages in Scotland.
		His bride awaited him at his castle in Fife.
		In his eagerness to be with her again, he decided to ride home after dark.
	www.magicdragon.com /Wallace/corgarff.html (373 words)

	More of the Forbes Clan from Aberdeen-shire in Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		From Glenernan to the Castle of Corgarff the strath becomes narrower, the mountains rising almost from the stream, with occasional patches of cultivation clumps of planted firs, and copse-wood consisting of birch and aspen trees.
		The tale she told was that she had happened to be inside the castle when the siege began, but that now, as provisions were running short, the garrison were no longer willing to feed a useless mouth, and had driven her out.
		Born at Corgarff Castle, he was a son of General Nathanial Forbes and a grandson of Charles Forbes of Auchernach.
	www.treasuresofbritain.org /ForbesClan2.htm (4902 words)

	Relax at Easter Corrie and tour the Scottish Castle Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Beautifully restored Corgarff Castle dates from 1537 and is the place where Margaret Forbes and her family were burned to death in 1571 during a clan feud.
		Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.
		The castle grounds, ballroom and coach house exhibitions are all open to the public.
	eastercorrie.com /castles_touring.php (257 words)

	Corgarff Castle in Aberdeenshire
		The Erskine Earls of Mar acquired the lands in 1626, but the castle was burnt by Jacobites in 1689; then again in 1716, this time by Hanoverians to punish the Earl of Mar for his part in the Jacobite Rising; and for a third time in 1746.
		In 1748 the government bought Corgarff, remodelled the tower, and used it as a barracks after the Jacobite Risings.
		It was later used as a base to help stop illicit whisky distilling, but was abandoned in 1831, and placed into the care of the State in 1961.
	www.scotland2000.com /weeguides/castles/40.htm (214 words)

	Castles from Rampant Scotland Directory
		A vast collection of photos of castles, mansions, towers, standing stones, churches, abbeys in the UK, including many which are not often seen on the Web, in some cases because they are particularly ruinous.
		The aim is to improve public awareness of Scotland's castles as a valuable inheritance and encourage the responsible ownership, conservation and restoration of ruined structures at risk.
		There is documentary evidence on the castle from the thirteenth century to the 1920s, archaeological features, detailed description of the castle's architecture and the castle's early history to the present day including a chronology of events.
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles.htm (1875 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Corgarff Castle.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Corgarff_Castle.html (239 words)

	Corgarff Castle KAP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Guy Paget, the castle guide, is very welcoming, and fascinated with the equipment which I demonstrate in the castle officers room.
		I launch the kite, and pause to demonstrate the equipment to a family who are picnicing in the lee of the castle walls.
		My shouts from the field "Is the camera over the castle?" get carried away in the wind, but with the aid of some arm waving and adjusting my position, I'm fairly confident of reasonably accurate verticals.
	www.harb85.freeserve.co.uk /corg/corg.htm (1137 words)

	Corgarff Castle Hotels. Hotels near Corgarff Castle - Accommodation UK
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		Take a Picture tour of Corgarff Castle, and please come back after your visit to submit your own.
	www.picturesofengland.com /Scotland/Aberdeenshire/Ballater/Corgarff_Castle/hotels (530 words)

	Sights of Scotland: Corgarff Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Corgarff Castle was built about 1530 by the Elphinstone fanily (who also owned
		Ardvreck Castle before being drawn and quartered in Edinburgh.
		Corgarff was modified by the government afte rthe 2nd
	www.nadir.org /nadir/initiativ/agp/resistg8/maps1/images/c/corgarff.htm (357 words)

	Scottish Myths and Legends
		- a young woman who was murdered in the castle in the 19th century and dragged down the stairs before being buried.
		Eilean Donan Castle, Wester Ross - A Spanish soldier, killed in the castle or in a nearby battle is said to haunt the castle.
		Bones were later found in the castle walls and once they had been buried, the hauntings were never seen again.
	www.rampantscotland.com /features/mythology.htm (1433 words)

	Grampian Castle Trail, famous castles historic houses Scottish highlands of Scotland, haunted castles Scotland
		Grampian Castle Trail, famous castles historic houses Scottish highlands of Scotland, haunted castles Scotland
		Eleven of the region's finest great houses and castles are to be found along Scotland 's only Castle Trail.
		Explore these Scottish castles on one of our weekend leisure breaks.
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