Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Castle Stuart

Castle Stuart was built in the early 17th century by James Stewart, third Earl of Moray, and his wife Anne Gordon. Shortly afterwards the Stewarts fled the castle when it was captured by the Mackintoshes. The castle fell into ruin, but was restored in the 20th century and is run as a luxury guest house. It has a web site with a curiously garbled account of its turbulent past - how could it have 'stood as a strong refuge' when at the same time it 'fell into decline'?

Taken April 1972 © Copyright Anne Burgess and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

10 comments:

Hilda said...

Now that's another thing which I'd love to experience in my lifetime, stay in a real, honest-to-goodness castle!

Naturedigital said...

A beautiful place to stay for a while.
Are there any ghosts wandering around at night..?
Costas

lewi14 said...

What a lovely castle. I'd like to stay for a while too but I'm afraid it could be to expensive.

domino said...

Yes! Ghosts! According to their website there is a ghost story here! Great place to have a fancy dress ball before going to sleep.....:)

Lois said...

It certainly is a beautiful place! I would love to see the inside.

Birdman said...

A strange request: What can you tell me about Stirling Castle and the town. Where would be the best place to find info on it?

VP said...

An impressive castle and it looks quite well preserved.

Jacob said...

It appears this photo was taken in 1972...do you know if it looks pretty much the same now. If one should book a room there, what activities are available in the area?

P.S. I always knew those MacIntoshes were trouble! ;-)

Kaori said...

Gorgeous castle! I already feel like I'm in a fairytale just looking at the pretty photo :D

B SQUARED said...

I sure hope they put an elevator in if I'm assigned the top floor.

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