Craigievar Castle
• Aberdeenshire•
This beautiful pink castle is said to be the inspiration for Walt Disney’s Cinderella Castle!
Craigievar is, perhaps predictably, not renowned as a military castle. It was not built for defence and even the hints at weaponry placements and battlements are decorative at best.
Craigievar Castle and the Jacobites
there is a manuscript in the castle declaring an Order of Battle for the Battle of Culloden. The last nail in the Jacobite coffin, Culloden was of course the site of the decisive and brutal end to Bonnie Prince Charlie’s cause. It’s not entirely clear which side of the divide Craigievar fell.
There is, though, a tale of John Paton of Grandholm (a Jacobite fugitive) hiding here after the earlier 1715 uprising. Of all the castles near Aberdeen, it’s hard to argue with Craigievar’s uniqueness.
Visitor Information
A fairytale setting and authentic castle tour with an impressive collection of artefacts.
Getting There
Location
Craigievar Castle
Alford
Aberdeenshire
AB33 8JF
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