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National Trust for Scotland properties is a link page listing the cultural, built and natural heritage properties and sites owned or managed by the National Trust for Scotland. Aberdeen and Grampian [ edit ]
Culzean Castle (/ k ʌ ˈ l eɪ n / kul-AYN, see yogh; Scots: Culzean, Culȝean, Colean [1]) is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The ...
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
The interior of the castle is also well preserved, containing fine antique furniture, Oriental artefacts and impressive ceilings, largely dating from the 17th–19th centuries. Today the castle and surrounding policies, including a national daffodil collection, are owned by the National Trust for Scotland and are open to the public throughout ...
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. [1] The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'. [2] The site is located approximately 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (10.5 kilometres) northeast of Banchory and 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of Peterculter.
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.
The first castles were built in Scotland in the 11th and 12th centuries, with the introduction of Anglo-Norman influence. [1] These motte and bailey castles were replaced with the first stone-built castles from around 1200. [2] [3] By the late 14th century, the large curtain-walled castles had begun to give way to more modest tower houses ...
Trust sites are home to a diverse variety of native wildlife. The Trust estimate that almost 25% of Scotland's seabirds nest on its island and coastal sites, equivalent to 8% of seabirds in Europe. The Trust's countryside properties are home to native mammal species including red deer, pine marten, wildcat and red squirrel. [26]