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Corgarff Castle
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Eighteenth-century soldiers paved a military highway, now the A939, north from Ballater to Corgarff Castle, an isolated tower house on the moorland with a star-shape defensive wall—a curious replica of Braemar Castle. Corgarff was built as a hunting lodge for the earls of Mar in the 16th century. After an eventful history that included the wife of a later laird being burned alive in a family dispute, the castle ended its career as a garrison for Hanoverian troops. The troops were responsible for preventing illegal whisky distilling. Reconstructed barracks show what the castle must have been like when the redcoats arrived in 1746.
- Address: Off A939, Corgarff, AB36 8YP | Map It
- Phone: 01975/651460
- Cost: £5
- Hours: Apr.--Sept., daily 9:30--6:30; Oct., daily 9:30-4:30; Nov.--Mar., weekends 9:30--4:30; last admission 30 mins before closing
- Website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
- Location: Corgarff Castle
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