Fyvie Castle is a castle in the village of Fyvie, near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Fyvie is a small Village in the region of Buchan, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above Sea level. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
The earliest parts of Fyvie Castle date from the 13th century - some sources claim it was built in 1211 by William the Lion. William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough" Fyvie was the site of an open-air court held by Robert the Bruce, and Charles I lived there as a child. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. Following the Battle of Otterburn in 1390, it ceased to be a royal stronghold and instead fell into the possession of five successive families - Preston, Meldrum, Seton, Gordon and Leith - each of whom added a new tower to the castle. For the ballad see The Battle of Otterburn (ballad. The Battle of Otterburn took place according to Scottish sources on 5 August
Inside, the castle stronghold features a great wheel stair, a display of original arms and armour, and a particularly fine collection of portraits.
Manus O'Cahan and Montrose fought a successful minor battle against the Covenant Army at Fyvie Castle on October 28th, 1644. Manus O'Cahan's Regiment Of Foot was a Scots - Irish Regiment which served during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the mid- 1640s. James Graham 1st Marquess of Montrose (October 1612 - 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who initially joined the Following Victorian trends, the grounds and adjoining Loch Fyvie were landscaped in the 19th century. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The American industrialist Alexander Leith bought the castle in 1885. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was sold to the National Trust for Scotland in 1984 by his descendants. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS ( Scottish Gaelic: Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
The castle (like many Scottish castles) is said to be haunted. A story is told that in 1920 during renovation work the skeleton of a woman was discovered behind a bedroom wall. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar On the day the remains were laid to rest in Fyvie cemetery, the castle residents started to be plagued by strange noises and unexplained happenings. Fearing he had offended the dead woman, the Laird of the castle had the skeleton exhumed and replaced behind the bedroom wall, at which the haunting ceased.
Fyvie Castle has featured in a number of British television programmes, such as Living TV's Most Haunted season 6[1] and stv's Castles of Scotland[2]. Most Haunted is a British Paranormal television programme based on investigating purported Paranormal activity although
Today, the castle is open to tourists during the summer months.
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