Aldbar Castle
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Aldbar Castle, or Auldbar Castle, was a 16th-century tower house, located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Brechin
, in Angus
, Scotland. It was demolished after a fire in 1965.
(died 1608) served as Treasurer of Scotland
from 1585 to 1595, and built the castle in the later 16th-century. The property was subsequently owned by the Sinclair family, and then the Young family.
The Chalmers family owned the estate in the 18th century. The artist Clarkson Stanfield painted the castle in 1801. Patrick Chalmers (1777–1826) enlarged the castle in 1810, and his son Patrick Chalmers
(1802–1854) made Baronial-style additions between 1844 and 1854. The castle was destroyed by fire and demolished in 1965. Only the 19th-century stone gateway remains.
A 13th-century grave slab from the castle chapel is held at the National Museum of Scotland
in Edinburgh.
Brechin
Brechin is a former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin is often described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese , but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era...
, in Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
, Scotland. It was demolished after a fire in 1965.
History
The estate was owned by the Crammond family since the 13th century before it was sold to John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis (c.1544–1575) in 1575. His son Sir Thomas LyonThomas Lyon (of Auldbar)
Sir Thomas Lyon, Master of Glammis was a Scottish nobleman and official, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland.-Master of Glamis:...
(died 1608) served as Treasurer of Scotland
Treasurer of Scotland
The Treasurer was a senior post in the pre-Union government of Scotland, the Privy Council of Scotland.The full title of the post was Lord High Treasurer, Comptroller, Collector-General and Treasurer of the New Augmentation, formed as it was from the amalgamation of four earlier offices...
from 1585 to 1595, and built the castle in the later 16th-century. The property was subsequently owned by the Sinclair family, and then the Young family.
The Chalmers family owned the estate in the 18th century. The artist Clarkson Stanfield painted the castle in 1801. Patrick Chalmers (1777–1826) enlarged the castle in 1810, and his son Patrick Chalmers
Patrick Chalmers (MP)
Patrick Chalmers FSA was a British soldier, writer and politician.He was the son of another Patrick Chalmers, a merchant from Aldbar, from whom he inherited Aldbar Castle. After being educated in Germany he studied at Oxford University, which he left before obtaining a degree...
(1802–1854) made Baronial-style additions between 1844 and 1854. The castle was destroyed by fire and demolished in 1965. Only the 19th-century stone gateway remains.
A 13th-century grave slab from the castle chapel is held at the National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the Royal Museum next door, with collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world...
in Edinburgh.
External links
- Scotland's Lost Country Houses
- Photos of Aldbar Castle, University of Aberdeen Photographic Archive