A-Z Challenge 2012 - G
Glenbuchat Castle
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| Glenbuchat Castle - 2007 |
Glenbuchat Castle sits on a bluff above the River
Don, near Kildrummy in Aberdeenshire. The Z-plan castle has a rectangular
central tower with two square towers at diagonally opposing corners.
The castle was built in 1590 to mark the
wedding of John Gordon of Cairnbarrow and his wife Helen. A later John Gordon,
known as ‘Old Glenbucket’ (an older spelling) supported the Jacobite cause and
became a hero of the Jacobite Risings.
So far my posts have managed to include ghostly
hauntings. It was the infamy achieved by Old Glenbucket that supposedly haunted
the dreams of King George III.
After the sale of the castle in 1738 the castle
fell into disrepair. Purchased by James Barclay in 1901, it was handed to the
state in 1946. The main spiral staircase to the castle’s upper levels has been
restored.
Glenbuchat is usually unmanned and access to a
viewing platform erected across the central area is restricted. Visitors may however
explore the first floor and the vaulted ground-floor rooms.
However if you wanted to see Scotland’s most
haunted castle then you should go to Glamis which I wrote about here in November 2010.
Hilary Melton-Butcher's Castle for F - Framlingham Castle Suffolk
Attribution:
- Glenbuchat Castle 2007; By Stanley Howe; Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license; Geograph Project collection.
13 comments:
Hi Bob .. interesting castle selection again and I didn't write about Glamis! Interesting to read about the Z plan for the castle .. and old Glenbucket .. great name! haunting a King and his dreams ..
I must pop over and read your Glamis post - cheers and have a good day off tomorrow! Happy Easter - Hilary
Another interesting castle. I love the name Glenbucket.
Very cool. I am going to read more of you posts since we have to visit the British Isles next year.
I am trying to read all the A to Z blogs, but coming back to the ones I really like.
Looking forward to seeing what you do all month!
Tim
The Other Side
The Freedom of Nonbelief
I'd probably skip Glamis, but only because I fear ghosts, even if I don't believe in them.
Fellow A-Zer: http://libbyheily.blogspot.com/
Oh my, was that a large bunny, or a ghost of the lovely castle roaming past the darkened window? Ha, ha! At least they made it open to view some of the castle....and I would certainly take a tour of this castle, any day! Nice post.
What an awesome castle. That Z plan for the castle is an amazing idea. So glad that the staircase has been restored. This is excellent, Bob. I'd love to have some time to tour all these castles. Old Glenbucket!
Old Glenbucket - it sounds like the name spotty fifth-formers would drema up for their science master in a Bunter novel.
Lovely to see and hear of castles again after a long while: my lads went through a Must Go And See Castles phase, I think we visited evry last one within fifty miles of Bournemouth .....
Fab to see these castles,: at one point my lads went through a Must See Castles phase, i think we saw every last one within fifty miles of Bournemouth!
Glenbucket. That's a great name. I'm really enjoying your and Hilary's tour of the incredible castles in a land filled with so much interesting history!
Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs
It sounds like an interesting place! Great picture.
The Golden Eagle
The Eagle's Aerial Perspective
Sounds wonderful, I really must travel more!
Shannon
Again I am amazed at how long ago the structure was built and yet it's still standing.
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