Brodick Castle, Arran - Wee Guides to scotland castles and mansions

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Brodick Castle, Arran

Goblinshead

130 Inveresk Rd
Musselburgh
EH21 7AY
SCOTLAND

Brodick Castle incorporates a 15th-century keep, the lower part of which may date from the 13th century, which was extended and remodelled in the 1550s and 1650s. Extensive castellated additions were made in 1844 by the architect James Gillespie Graham. The Stewarts built the original castle, but it was held by the English during the Wars of Independence, until 1307 when recaptured by the Scots. In 1503 it passed to the Hamilton Earls of Arran, and part was built by the 2nd Earl of Arran, who was Mary, Queen of Scots, Regent and guardian. In the 1650s the castle was occupied by Cromwell's troops. Brodick was taken over by The National Trust for Scotland in 1958. Collections of furniture, porcelain, pictures and silver. Gardens and country park. Disabled WC and access. A 'Grey Lady' is said to haunt the older part of the castle, her spirit possibly that of one of three women starved to death in the dungeons because they had plague.

Directions:	Off A841, 2 miles N of Brodick, Arran.
Ownership:	NTS	01770 302202	Ord. Survey Map Ref:	NS 016380 69
Open:	11.30am-4.30pm daily 1 April or Good Friday (whichever sooner) to October. Garden and country park open all year.
Key:	P S R WC £	Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

Fax: +44 (0) 131 653 6566 Tel: +44 (0) 131 665 2894
email: goblinshead@sol.co.uk