Famous castles of Scotland
small postern gate in the west wall, later blocked.In the later part of the 13th century, the
castle was strengthened by the addition of four round towers, of which only the north-west
survives intact. These three-storey towers had strong splayed bases, with arrow slits below
the crenellated parapet. A portcullis was added to the main gate.
Craigievar Castle is a pinkish harled castle six miles south of Alford,
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
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