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Crathie, schottisch-gälisch Craichidh, ist ein Dorf in der Civil parish Crathie and Braemar im Aberdeenshire in Schottland. Es liegt am nördlichen Ufer des Flusses Dee. Crathie befindet sich sieben Meilen westlich von Ballater und nur etwa eine halbe Meile östlich von Balmoral Castle.
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Crathie (Scottish Gaelic: Craichidh) is a village in...
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Crathie (Scottish Gaelic: Craichidh) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee. Abergeldie Castle is 1 mile (2 kilometres) away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions. It was garrisoned by General Hugh Mackay in 1689.
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Crathes sits on land given as a gift to the Burnetts of Ley family by King Robert the Brucein 1323. In the 14th and 15th centuries the Burnett of Leys built a fortress of timbers on an island they made in the middle of a nearby bog. This method of fortification, known as a crannog, was common in the Late Middle Ages. Construction of the current tow...
A fire damaged portions of the castle (in particular the Queen Annewing) on 6 January 1966. After the fire the laird, James Cecil Burnett was limited to the use of "a stump of the service wing" as his actual residence. The quarters and possessions of the on-site National Trust representative, Miss Jean Dodds, were wholly destroyed. It was decided b...
The castle contains a significant collection of portraits, and intriguing original Scottish renaissance painted ceilings survive in several Jacobean rooms: the Chamber of the Muses, the Chamber of Nine Worthies and the Green Lady's Room. Original furniture still in the house and on display includes a carved bed and two caquetoirechairs dating from ...
The castle estate is 240 hectares (590 acres; 2.4 km2) and contains 210 ha (530 acres; 2.1 km2) of woodlands and fields, including nearly 1.5 ha (4 acres; 16,187.5 m2) of walled garden. Within the walled garden are gravel paths with surrounding specimen plants mostly in herbaceous borders. Many of the plants are labelled with taxonomic descriptions...
In 2004 excavations at the castle uncovered a series of pits believed to date from about 10,000 years ago. The find was analysed in 2013 and is considered to be the world's oldest known lunar calendar dating from 8000 BC to about 4000 BC. This dating would make the structure up to five thousand years older than previously recorded time-measuring mo...
Gow, Ian (2008). Scotland's Lost Houses. National Trust for Scotland. Aurum. ISBN 978-1-84513-393-1.
Crathes Castle - official site at National Trust for ScotlandBalmoral Castle [ bælˈmɒrəl] ist ein Schloss am Fluss Dee unterhalb des Berges Lochnagar in der Civil parish Crathie and Braemar [1] in Aberdeenshire in Schottland. Der Name „Royal Deeside“, der die Landschaft am Oberlauf des Dee bezeichnet, geht auf die königlichen Eigentümer zurück.
Clergy. Minister (s) Kenneth Mackenzie. The kirk in 1895. Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby Balmoral Castle .
Braemar, schottisch-gälisch Baile a’ Chaisteil, [1] ist ein Dorf in der Civil parish Crathie and Braemar [2] in Aberdeenshire, Schottland. Es liegt etwa 93 Kilometer westlich von Aberdeen in den schottischen Highlands. Braemar ist der erste größere Ort am oberen Lauf des Flusses Dee und ist die inoffizielle Hauptstadt der Deeside.
Overview. Events. Planning your visit. Fantastic five at Crathes. About this place. Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails. Wander through the historic walled garden and admire the iconic yew hedges, planted as early as 1702.
