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The castle remains that are still there are from the 14th-century rebuilding, when the castle was redesigned based on the Roslyn Castle model. James V of Scotland visited Findlater in November 1535 after a pilgrimage to Tain. [1] The Laird of Findlater, an Ogilvy, was Master of Household to Mary of Guise. He lost his inheritance following ...
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.
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Abergeldie Castle: Tower house: About 1550: Preserved: Gordon family: Near Crathie: Leased to the Royal Family 1848–1970 ...
Findlater may refer to: Findlater (surname) Findlater, Saskatchewan, a village in Canada; Findlater Castle, a castle in Scotland; Earl of Findlater, ...
His father, John Grant of Freuchie, had employed John Anderson to paint the gallery of Castle Grant with "fine colours" and gild the "storm" or dormer windows in 1635. [3] James Grant employed two masons in 1649, Robert Torrie and James Mason, to rebuild and heighten two smoking chimneys at Castle Grant and improve the leaking battlements of ...
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
The original castle was built in 1432 by the Ogilvies. [13] Cortachy Castle, about three miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus, is a courtyard castle that dates from the fifteenth century. [13] It came to the Ogilvies in 1473. [13] Charles II of England spent a night at the castle in 1650 in what is now known as the 'King's Room'. [13]