Famous castles of Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is currently the seat of the Clan Sempill. The setting is among
scenic rolling foothills of the Grampian Mountains. The contrast of its massive lower story
structure to the finely sculpted multiple turrets, gargoyles and high corbelling work create a
classic fairytale appearance.An excellent example of the original Scottish Baronial
architecture, the great seven-storey castle was completed in 1626 by the Aberdonian
merchant William Forbes, ancestor to the "Forbes-Sempill family" and brother of the Bishop
of Aberdeen. Forbes purchased the partially completed structure from the impoverished
Mortimer family in the year 1610. William Forbes nickname was Danzig Willy, a reference to
his shrewd international trading success. The Forbes family resided here for 350 years until
1963, when the property was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland.Designed in the L plan,
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