Edzell Castle
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Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles north of Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. Edzell Castle was be
The castle in 2018
Arms of Sir David Lindsay, and his wife, Dame Isabel Forbes, over the garden gate
The outer wall of the west range, looking north
Remains of decorative carving around the door to the courtyard stair tower
Mary, Queen of Scots, made three significant progresses in Scotland after her return from France in 1561 and before her marriage to Lord Darnley in 1565. Sources for her movements include letters, fin
Edzell Castle
…the same time. Mary, Queen of Scots, came to Edzell on 25 August 1562. A plan to meet Elizabeth I in England had been abandoned, and she was making a progress to Aberdeen and Inverness. Mary wrote to Katharine, Countess of Crawford, to make provision for her during another progress in September 1564. In 1573 a room at the castle was…
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