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Castle Fraser is the most elaborate Z-plan castle in Scotland and one of the grandest 'Castles of Mar'. It is located near Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland . The castle stands in over 300 acres (1.2 km 2 ) of landscaped grounds, woodland and farmland which includes a walled kitchen garden of the 19th century.
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The Z-plan castle has a strong central rectangular tower with smaller towers attached at diagonally opposite corners. [ 1 ] Prominent examples of the Z-plan include Brodie Castle in Moray , Castle Menzies in Perthshire , [ 2 ] Glenbuchat Castle in Aberdeenshire , [ 3 ] Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Claypotts Castle in Dundee [ 4 ] and Hatton ...
Muchalls Castle Castle Fraser. The Frasers of Muchal-in Mar, sometimes referred to as the Frasers of Muchalls, were a branch of the Fraser family in Scotland.. In 1366 Thomas Fraser, a descendant of Sir Alexander Fraser of Cornton brother of Sir Richard Fraser of Touch-Fraser, exchanged the lands in Petyndreich, Stirlingshire for those of Kinmundy, Aberdeenshire.
The castle was later taken by the Clan Munro and Clan Fraser, who supported Mary Queen of Scots during the Siege of Inverness (1562). Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis , chief of the Clan Munro , was a staunch supporter and faithful friend of Mary Queen of Scots and was consequently treated favourably by her son James VI.
The 11,134-square-foot residence in Clifton, Texas, is like nothing ever seen before — except for perhaps in Disney movies — and is listed for $5.5 million. ... The castle, which was built in ...
By building Fraserburgh Castle the Laird bankrupted himself, and had to sell the Philorth Castle, [4] which passed out of the family for over 300 years until Alexander Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun, bought it back in 1934. Alexander, 9th Lord of Philorth, married the heiress of the Lord Saltoun, a title borne by the Clan Fraser chiefs since that time.
View of Castle Fraser from Miss Bristow's Wood Following Bristow's death in 1805, Elyza Fraser erected a granite monument which stands in the grounds of Castle Fraser, bearing the inscription: Sacred to the memory of a friendship which subsisted over 40 years, Elyza Fraser erects this monument in the groves planted by her lamented friend.