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Balvenie Castle, Dufftown

DP 447350

Description Balvenie Castle, Dufftown

Date 1/1/1935 to 31/12/1935

Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 447350

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content A ruined castle with a corner tower, arched entrance and several chimney stacks, sited on rising ground, with a meadow in the foreground, trees and hills in the background. Balvenie Castle is a 13th century fortress which was a stronghold of the Comyns. It originally had a moat and was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. The castle was given the addition of a tower house by the 4th Earl of Atholl. Edward I stayed in Balvenie castle in 1304, Mary Queen of Scots paid a visit there in 1562, and in 1746 the Duke of Cumberland and his army occupied the place.

Accession Number 2024/57

External Reference 000-000-129-727-C, 000-000-129-727-R

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2770109

File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap

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