Crathes Castle... Photo Gallery by Jim Ross at pbase.com

Crathes Castle...

Crathes is a magnificent 16th-century tower house standing on an estate granted to the Burnett family in 1323 by King Robert the Bruce. He presented them with the ancient Horn of Leys, which you can see today in the Great Hall. The horn symbol was added to the family coat-of-arms and you’ll see it throughout the castle – on the painted ceilings and carved onto the laird’s bed. Watch out for the ‘trip’ step, intended to disconcert attackers climbing the staircase. Imagine being a member of court walking up and down the extravagant long gallery, or picture Lady Katherine and her friends playing music, sewing and chatting in the Muses Room. Feel a slight chill? It could be the Green Lady, Crathes’ own ghost who is said to have first appeared in the mid-18th century...

Crathes...	Tower House..	Upper level..	Flag...
Long way down...	Later addition...	Crest...	Wall climbers...
Original way in...	Cock...	Bla awa...	Small guy, Big drum...
Who nicked me sticks....	Pipes...	Lone Bugle....	Blow harder...
Horse...		Spikey Balls...	Through the gardens...
		Sheep skull...

Nicki Thurgar		05-Sep-2006 10:40
Excellent gallery, what a wonderful place!

Marisa Livet		04-Sep-2006 21:53
I have a deep liking for Scottish castles and for a general atmosphere, where also ghost can be nearly a friendly daily presence, even though only in a fanciful dimension, but then it’s not important to believe, just to imagine… I like the way you describe all that by images, by details, by visual impressions.. Marisa

Graham Tomlin		11-Sep-2005 20:03
nice gallery

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