Designated 24 November 1972 Criteria Historical
Scenic Phone +44 1339 741224 | Reference no. 2995 Designated 1987 Built for Clan Farquharson | |
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Location Near Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Architect John Thomas Wimperis (1875) Address Invercauld Estate Office, 4 Invercauld Bridge, Ballater AB35 5TW, UK Similar Braemar Castle, Abergeldie Castle, Ben Avon, Bridge of Dee, Mar Lodge | ||
Invercauld Castle is a country house situated in Royal Deeside near Braemar in Scotland. It is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.
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History
The Farquharson family settled in the area in the 14th century, and constructed a tower house in the 16th century. A vaulted basement within the present building dates from this time, although the tower house was remodelled in the late 17th century. Further alterations were made through the 18th and 19th centuries, and in 1875 the castle was extensively remodelled by John Thomas Wimperis in the Scots Baronial style. The house retains many Victorian furnishing and paintings.
The estate
The castle estate comprises approximately 200 square miles (520 km2), set within the Cairngorm National Park, including a length of the River Dee. The tenth laird, James Farquharson, planted significant portions of the estate to woodland to supply the shipyards of nearby Aberdeen. Invercauld's sporting estate and location near the royal highland home of Balmoral Castle made it a favourite resort of Queen Victoria.