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	Castle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		A castle (from the Latin castellum) is a structure that is fortified for defence against an enemy and generally serves as a military headquarters dominating the surrounding countryside[1].
		Castle walls, together with lodgings (keep) suitable for a Lord, as well as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local area, served this purpose.
		Castles were also developed to defend key part of the countryside such as a mountain pass or river estuary, and often made use of the natural geography to support the defensive walls through exploitation of cliffs, rivers, hills, and the like.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Castle (3411 words)

	Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire, a TourUK guide
		The L-plan castle was built in the short period between the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the Civil War in 1638.
		The castle's six storeys are adorned with turrets, carvings, gables and a square tower.
		Craigievar was one of the last tower houses to be built.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castlesscot/castle_Craigievar.htm (275 words)

	CastleXplorer - Craigievar Castle
		Craigievar Castle has a fairytale appearance with a collection of turrets, gables, chimney stacks and corbelling all crammed onto the top of a seven-storey L-plan tower house.
		The castle was luxuriously appointed and its interiors have survived remarkably unchanged and include some fine plaster ceilings.
		The castle remained in continuous occupation until it was acquired by the National Trust for Scotland in 1963.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /scotland/craigievar/craigievar.php (114 words)

	channel4.com - Castle
		Craigievar Castle in Deeside is one of Scotland's best-preserved tower houses.
		Craigievar was inhabited right down to the end of the 20th century, and many of its rooms have been much altered and modernised.
		The castle also has a long gallery on its top floor; to incorporate such a room in such a tall and slender building was no mean feat on the part of the architect.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/C/castle/cra_main.html (498 words)

	Catriona Fraser: Photograph of Craigievar Castle, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This fairy tale castle in the Grampian region of Scotland is one of the masterworks of Scottish baronial architecture and the zenith of Caledonian style of fortified-house architecture.
		It is much earlier, (in 1457) that the name of Craigievar Castle first appears in any record, and then it is as the possession of the ancient family of Mortimer, and it is to them that the raising of the original castle is attributed.
		The Laird of the castle and his family occupied the top part of the castle, while soldiers and an ever lit kitchen resided in the bottom plan of the castle, allowing heat to rise to the Laird's quarters.
	www.catrionafraser.com /craigievar.html (350 words)

	About Facts Net
		The ghost that inhabits the castle is not one of the evicted peasants, but that of the daughter of the 14th Earl of Sutherland.
		In the 1960 and 1970 the castle was used as a boy's boarding school and reports of ghosts in the castle flourished.
		The castle was rebuilt by the 3rd Duke of Argyle.
	aboutfacts.net /Paranormal36.htm (1336 words)

	Angeltigerlily's Aberdeen Castles
		The castle has remained in the family by direct descent since the 14th century.Fine collections of armour, furnishings, paintings and tapestries are to be seen in it.
		In 1644 the Castle was occupied by the Marquess of Montrose, and was again garrisoned by Claverhouse in 1689.
		At the end of the 18th century, the Castle was renovated, all the turrets and parapets being removed and the whole turned into a plain Georgian mansion house.
	www.usedbooks-websitedesign.com /Castles.html (997 words)

	Scottish Castles Photo Library - Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire
		Although Craigievar Castle was built by William Forbes between 1610 and 1625/26, the family had owned the nearby estate of Corse for many years.
		Craigievar was one of the first to use moulded plaster ceilings.
		The first of these were installed in Edinburgh Castle in a suite of rooms, which had been prepared in 1617 for a visit by King James VI (who had been firmly located in London ever since his accession as King James I of England in 1603).
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles/blcastles_craigievar.htm (359 words)

	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		CRAIGIEVAR CASTLE, in Aberdeenshire was built in the 1600’s, it is said the most romantic castle in Scotland.
		The castle used to belong to the Mortimer family and was bought by Sir William Forbes who spent a fortune on renovating it.
		The castle stayed in the family until 1963 when it was bought by the National Trust.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Craigievar+Castle&offset=30 (77 words)

	Glamis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis — pronounced Glahmz (in IPA: [ɡlɑːmz]) — in Angus, Scotland.
		Along with those of Muchalls Castle and Craigievar Castle, they are considered the finest in Scotland.
		The most famous legend connected with the castle is that of the Monster of Glamis, a hideously deformed child born to the family.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Glamis_castle.htm (599 words)

	Scotland Castle Urquhart Loch Ness A brief history with images (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Castle Urquhart stands on a rocky promontary on the north shore of Loch Ness.
		But that wasn't the end of it; in 1303 Edward again took the castle, but his garrison under Alexander Comyn of Badenoch was soon annihilated by Robert the Bruce who was to be crowned King of Scotland in 1306.
		The castle was not repaired, and about 25 years later it was reported that a "Storme of Wind had blown down the south west side of the main tower house.
	www.aboutscotland.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ness/urquhart.html (758 words)

	Attractions near Balmoral Castle on AboutBritain.com
		Glamis Castle is the family home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and has been a royal residence since 1372.
		Balvenie is a castle of enclosure first owned by the Comyns, with a curtain wall of 13th century date.
		The castle is one of the finest in Aberdeenshire and is the largest, most elaborate Scottish castle built on the traditional 'Z' plan.
	www.aboutbritain.com /AttractionsNearBalmoralCastle.asp (364 words)

	Craigievar Castle (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The castle is an L plan building with a twist.
		This castle is not open for tour buses and has limited access.
		Large tours were discontinued because the artwork on the walls and ceiling was suffering damage due to the number of people visiting.
	www.darkisle.com.cob-web.org:8888 /c/craigievar/craigievar.html (53 words)

	Craigievar Castle Alford Aberdeenshire Grampian Scotland Scottish
		Craigievar Castle is a massive stone 17th century L-plan tower house, founded by Master William Forbes.
		Of seven storeys, the castle is one of the finest Baronial tower houses to be built in Scotland.
		Craigievar Castle is located 6 miles south of Alford, off the A980.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_scotland/37/craigievarcastle.htm (112 words)

	A Historic Tour of Scottish Architecture - CRAIGIEVAR CASTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Outside, they still looked like medieval 'castles', and were laid out in an irregular way, added to bit-by-bit over centuries; they were usually surrounded by temporary service buildings built of turf or wood.
		To symbolise their status and lineage, these latter-day castles were often decorated with a vast variety of theatrical castellated devices, including 'bartizan' turrets, gatehouses and heraldic sculpture, and were crowned by viewing platforms.
		The most dramatic example was Craigievar, a tower originally built in the late 16th century by the Catholic laird John Mortimer in the 'Flemish' (i.e.
	www.scottisharchitecture.com /be-content/resources/archhistory/04.htm (406 words)

	LivingTV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This seven-storey castle in Alford is an L-shaped tower.
		Craigievar was completed by William Forbes, otherwise known as Danzig Willie, in 1626.
		He is the ghost of a musician, a fiddler who fell into the well at the castle and drowned.
	www.livingtv.co.uk /mosthauntedseries6/craigievar.html (455 words)

	Royal Deeside, Scotland : Nearby Castles & Fine Houses
		This fine castle is the seat of the Duke of Athol.
		Blair Castle is closer to Braemar than the distance by road would suggest but the mountains between the two places are passable only on foot.
		Much of the appeal of castles and old houses are the 'oddities' that attach to them.
	www.royal-deeside.org.uk /RDattract/castles2.htm (483 words)

	Life in Castle Country
		You’re headed first for Castle Fraser, but this shouldn’t stop you taking in a nearby selection of what is grandly referred to as Scotland’s "built heritage".
		Castle Fraser is an abiding example of baronial architecture, a sister in style to the castles of Crathes, Midmar, Drum and Craigievar.
		Craigievar Castle commands a hillside south of Alford, built in 1626 and possibly the finest and most complete example of Scottish 17th century castellated architecture.
	www.agtb.org /lifeislike_castlecoun.htm (487 words)

	Craigievar Castle, Craigievar Castle
		Craigievar Castle is situated 10mi/16km further west from Castle Fraser.
		This delightful castle with small towers, crowstepped gables, round oriel windows, quaint conical roofs, ornamental stone cannons and a decorative zigzag console is proof that fairy tales can come true.
		Like Crathes and Castle Fraser, the towering seven-story residence is not only a symbol of authority and wealth but it also has a practical function.
	www.planetware.com /grampian-region-mountains/craigievar-castle-closed-from-09-2005-to-04-2007-for-restoration-project-gb-grm-craig.htm (260 words)

	Castle Hotel Huntly Scotland - Home - Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail - Scotland's Castle Trail
		The Castle Hotel is a unique hotel in Scotland offers a selection of luxury suites and rooms that are beautifully decorated and complimented by sumptuous bathrooms and boast superb views over picturesque parkland.
		The Castle Trail is a selection of eleven of the world's most unique scottish castles including Craigievar Castle, Kildrummy Castle, Crathes Castle, Corgaff Castle, Fyvie Castle, Drum Castle and the magnificent Haddo House and Leith Hall.
		The Castle Hotel is also the perfect location for all your conference and business meeting needs in the north east of Scotland, offering a tranquil, but convenient location to meet.
	www.castlehotel.uk.com (337 words)

	Forbes Castles
		In 1584, the rest of castle was built by William Forbes and his wife Elizabeth.
		His descendants occupied the castle until 1963 when it was turned over to the National trust of Scotland.
		The castle is L shaped and 7 stories tall.
	www.babcock-acres.com /Pictures/ancient_homes/forbes_castles.htm (283 words)

	Craigievar Castle on the Aberdeenshire Castle Trail Scotland
		Craigievar Castle on the Aberdeenshire Castle Trail Scotland
		Craigievar Castle and beautiful Glamis Castle - birthplace of the Queen Mother.
		A visit to Craigievar Castle can be included on your customised itinerary with ClansandCastles.com who offer personal guided trips from Aberdeen and Inverness.
	www.castles.org /Chatelaine/CRAIGIEVAR.HTM (342 words)

	Serenery: 370 Craigievar Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This castle was completed in 1626 by the laird William Forbes.
		The castle is a tall 'L'-shaped tower-house, retaining its 17th century features including gargoyles, corbelling, turrets and cap houses opening onto the roof.
		There is a single entrance to the castle, but several stairs, including the secret escape route of the laird, give access to the hall from the top of the tower.
	www.serenery.com /370Craigievar.html (137 words)

	Overview of Craigievar Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		A Scottish Baronial castle built in 1626 by William Forbes, Craigievar Castle lies to the south of the village of Muir of Fowlis near Alford in central Aberdeenshire.
		Craigievar's ancient charm made it an early tourist attraction whose reputation was enhanced by a visit from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert together with many of the crowned heads of Europe who were their guests.
		Craigievar Castle along with 121 ha (300 acres) of land was acquired by the National Trust for Scotland in 1963.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst1209.html (164 words)

	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray and nephew of Robert the Bruce, led a daring attack on the fort on the rock.
		Several ascended the throne as minors and were taken advantage of as was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, who was both James VI of Scotland and James I of England.
		Their is a lot to see at Edinburgh castle: · The Scottish United Museum · The Garrison which lives there and is involved in the World famous Edinburgh s Tattoo held at the Castle every September · The Esplanande, the approach to the castle where the tattoo is held every year.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=edinburgh&offset=30 (841 words)

	National Trust for Scotland - Places to visit - Aberdeen and Grampian - Craigievar Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Craigievar’s Great Tower has changed very little since it was first built by Master William Forbes in the early 17th century.
		First and foremost, Craigievar was a home and it is the special family atmosphere that endears it to so many visitors and which the Trust has tried to preserve.
		Castle and 13ha of ground bought from the Forbes- Sempill family by a consortium of benefactors and presented to the Trust in 1963.
	www.nts.org.uk /web/site/home/visit/places/Property.asp?PropID=10081&NavPage=10081&NavId=5108 (327 words)

	Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Photographs by Simon N. Anthony (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Castle is located approximately 26 miles west of Aberdeen and 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire.
		Craigievar Castle is a close neighbour of Castle Fraser.
		Craigievar Castle is a National Trust for Scotland property.
	www.sna-design.com.cob-web.org:8888 /scotcast/craigievar/craigievar.htm (91 words)

	Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Caer is the Welsh term for a fort or a castle (the inaccurately-named Cave of Caerbannog ("Caer Bannog" meaning "Turreted Castle") appears in Monty Python and the Holy Grail).
		This can best be seen in castles such as Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, whose defensive appearance was probably built merely to impress; inside the castle is geared towards family living.
		Their enormous castles, many in isolated strategic spots, and designed to be normally very thinly garrisoned, were the result.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castle (4030 words)

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