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Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a 50-foot (15 m)-high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the coast of Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Location and etymology
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield (10 April 1750 – 5 October 1811) was a Scottish peer and an accomplished amateur landscape architect and philanthropist. He promoted the British landscape garden in mainland Europe, where he spent lavishly on public works and "improvements of the scenery."
Arms of Ogilvy of Findlater. James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater (c.1592–1652), known as Lord Ogilvy of Deskford until 1638, was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist supporter. [1] [2] His title was named after Findlater Castle, the ancient seat of the Ogilvies of Deskford and Findlater, a branch of Clan Ogilvy.
Findlater Castle: Courtyard castle: 14th century: Ruined: Private: Sandend: Foveran Castle: Unknown 12th or 13th century Collapsed 1720 Clan Forbes: Southeast of Ellon:
Findlater may refer to: Findlater (surname) Findlater, Saskatchewan, a village in Canada; Findlater Castle, a castle in Scotland; Earl of Findlater, ...
English: Findlater Castle, Dovecote Wikidata has entry Dovecot, Barnyards of Findlater (Q56448292) with data related to this item. This is a photo of listed building number
In 1715, he was incarcerated in Edinburgh Castle as a suspected Jacobite during the Rebellion.Upon his father's death on 15 August 1730, he succeeded as the 2nd Viscount of Seafield, 2nd Viscount of Reidhaven, 2nd Earl of Seafield, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Cullen, and 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Deskford.
Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvie, who in 1711 succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Findlater.The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield continued to be united until 1811, when the earldom of Findlater became dormant, while the earldom of Seafield remains extant.