On Easter Sunday, with my brother and his wife, we visited Castle Fraser, near Kemnay. The grounds were fairly busy as there was an easter egg hunt going on - which we hadn't realised! However, our timing was good, we arrived early and so got parked ok and inside the castle wasn't too busy. We also had a lovely walk around the grounds and within the walled garden.
It seems that the building of Castle Fraser was begun in 1575 by the 6th Laird of Fraser. In 1897 the last male Fraser of the direct line died, childless. In 1921 his widow sold the castle due to the lack of a suitable heir and financial difficulties. The castle was restored as a shooting lodge by the new owners, the Pearson family, who then gave it to the National Trust for Scotland in 1976.
Beautiful! During my time in Edinburgh, on one of my 'hop in the car and explore days' I can remember just stumbling across an old castle ruin, wasn't used for tourism or anything, was overgrown. It was stunning because of it. Scotland has so many stunning buildings :-)
What a beautiful old building. I have a hard time getting my head around just how old and well maintained they are. I doubt that many of today's building will still be around in 100 years, much less over 400.
Such a delightful castle. The stuff of fairy tales. The people around it give perspective….its all like a fairy tale too……I love the little family on the right
I was trying to think, what was it about the proportions that makes this look like a child's doll house (and a VERY nice doll house at that!!!) Jo @ziggy77 described it perfectly! I'm so happy you photograph these things as, otherwise, there's so much I may never get to visit!
Wonderful piece of history and architecture! I too love the scale represented here by the contrasts of people, building and trees. Excellent- oh no- EGGcellent shot!
April 5th, 2024
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