This near complete castle is set ink the Stirlingshire countryside and was built as the home of Regent Albany, Scotland's uncrowned king. This castle is one of the best preserved 14th century castles in Scotland and was the seat of the Earls of Moray. It was originally built for Robert Stewart. It was later a royal residence, a dower house for widowed queens and a Jacobite prison. It was partially restored in the 1880's.
If any of you saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it was filmed here as well as Game of Thrones and Outlander.
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| Imagine this if you will. |
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| Inside courtyard. |
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| This was the Lord's Hall. Today it was the Lady's Hall. |
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| Legend has it that the bridge across the River Teith was built by James Spittal, the tailor to James IV. James had arrived at the ferry that once operated where the bridge now stands without any money. The ferryman refused to take him across. So, out of spite, he had the bridge built to deprive the ferryman of a livelihood. |
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A beautiful view from the top.
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| The best 2 KNIGHTS around. |
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ReplyDeleteHow FUN! What wonderful memories you've created with your fabulous grandchildren!! I loved seeing "our " beloved Anderson's.
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