Invercauld House, Aberdeenshire Ade Milne, 10 September 2007
Invercauld House, Aberdeenshire Ade
Milne, 10 September 2007
Invercauld Castle is a castle situated in Royal Deeside near Braemar in Scotland.
The earliest known castle on the site dates to the 13th century, parts of which are retained in the current castle. Extensive building and some landscaping was carried out in the early 18th century by Alexander Farquharson, the seventh Laird of Invercauld, ending in 1874. The castle estate comprises approximately 200 square miles set within the Cairngorm National Park, including a length of the River Dee. The tenth laird, James Farquharson planted significant portions of the estate to woodland to supply the shipyards of nearby Aberdeen.
 Invercauld House - Photo © Ade Milne, 10 September 2007 |
 Invercauld House, Aberdeenshire Photo © Alan Findlay, 3 November 2006 |
Invercauld's sporting estate and location near the royal highland home of Balmoral Castle made it a favourite resort of Queen Victoria. Today, it retains many Victorian furnishing and paintings.
Today the castle can be booked for private events. It contains accommodation for 22 people, an elegant drawing room, library, self-contained nursery and a modern kitchen.