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Kinnaird Castle is a 15th-century castle near Brechin in Angus, Scotland. The castle has been home to the Carnegie family, the Earls of Southesk , for more than 600 years. [2] It is a Category B listed building and the grounds are included in Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland .
- Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle can refer to one of several castles in...
- Kinnaird Castle
In 1400 Duthac Carnegie married Mariota of Kinnaird and the Castle dates from that time. Early records were lost in 1452 when the castle was burnt down after the battle of Brechin. The Carnegies were, for once, on the winning side supporting the King but unfortunately the Earl of Crawford, who was on the losing … Continue reading "Kinnaird History"
Kinnaird Castle in Brechin has opened its doors to allow guests to stay. The home of the Earl and Countess of Southesk it is the seat of the Carnegie family, Dukes of Fife and Earls of Southesk, and has been with them for over 600 years. The name “Kinnaird” comes from the Gaelic Ceann-airde, meaning "the head of the hill-rise".
The Carnegie family have lived at Kinnaird since 1401, when Duthac de Carnegie by purchase and marriage acquired the estate and built the original castle in 1402. Duthac de Carnegie died in 1411 and his son Walter was involved in the Battle of Brechin after which the Earl of Crawford burnt Kinnaird Castle in 1452 in revenge for Walter having sided with the Earl of Huntly.
Brechin (/ ˈ b r iː x ɪ n /; Scottish Gaelic: Breichin) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland.Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today as an episcopal seat of the Scottish Episcopal Church), but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern ...
Lying between the Montrose Basin and Brechin adjoining the river Southesk the Estate covers some 7,000 acres of low lying land. This is a combination of good arable land, forestry and permanent pasture, which has been under the stewardship of the Carnegie family since 1400. The stability of ownership has allowed wildlife to flourish. A … Continue reading "The Estate"
