Day 6, July 7th
Cawdor Castle |
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After leaving Culloden, I drove to Cawdor Castle – which is not very far away at all! (I wonder why one doesn’t hear about this Castle when reading about the events surrounding the Battle of Culloden.) Anyway … Text within quotes (“”) on this page was blatantly stolen from the Cawdor Castle Website!
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“Cawdor. A magical name,
romantically linked by
Shakespeare with Macbeth.
A superb fairy-tale Castle, and
just what every visitor is looking for
... Scottish history that you can
touch and see and sense for yourself.
Cawdor Castle is not another
cold monument, but a
splendid house and the home
of the Cawdor family to this day.” |
“Visitors often ask about
the link between Macbeth,
Cawdor and Shakespeare.
Historian Hector Boethius
published his Chronicle in 1527.
He drew upon Wyntoun's story of
Macbeth, but decided to change
the predicted titles to
the Thane of Glamis and
the Thane of 'Cawder'.
The truth is that, as Cawdor Castle
was not built until the late 14th century,
it is impossible for King Duncan to
have lost any blood, or Lady Macbeth
lost much sleep, in this particular house.” |
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I certainly
couldn’t capture
pix as great
as the
POST CARD
(above)! |
But, I
did manage
to get
these two
shots. |
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“Along with the three gardens, the Cawdor Big Wood, and our own 9-hole golf course, we believe Cawdor Castle to be a truly extraordinary place. We hope that when you have seen all you want to see, Cawdor will give you a pleasing and lasting memory.” |
I only visited this ONE garden. But, it was truly gorgeous!
If you’re interested, here is one page o’ pix from (and info about)
FOUR ROOMS INSIDE Cawdor Castle!
(“Stolen” from the Cawdor Castle Website!)
Next DAY SIX Pix Options (in order of trip occurrence):
Cawdor Tavern
Scottish Youth Hostel
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