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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