The Battle of Corrichie was fought on the slopes of the Hill of Fare in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 28 October 1562. It was fought between the forces of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, chief of Cla
Monument to the Battle of Corrichie
Close-up of monument marking the site of the Battle of Corrichie near the Black Moss and Red Moss
Delgatie Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed after the Battle of Corrichie
The "Queen's Chair", where according to an erroneous tradition, Mary, Queen of Scots, viewed the battlefield of Corrichie
Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a 50-foot -high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the coast of Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Battle of Corrichie
…and was declared a rebel on 17 October. John Knox mentions another incident which angered the Queen; Mary had sent Captain Stewart with 60 men to seize Findlater Castle. They were surprised in the night at Cullen by Huntly's son John Gordon and sustained a number of casualties. According to Thomas Randolph, Huntly…
Ruins of the castle in 2024