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Beldorney Castle is a Z-plan castle, dating from the mid 16th century, about two miles south of Glass, in hilly country in the valley of the Deveron, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.〔Lindsay, Maurice (1986) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Constable. ISBN 0-09-473430-5 p78〕 Alternative names are Beldornie, Beldornay and Beldorny.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Canmore )〕 ==History== The property has been owned by members of the Ogilvy, Gordon, Lyon, Buchan and Grant families.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Gazetteer for Scotland )〕 In 1545 George Gordon purchased the land from the Earl of Huntly, and the castle was built before he died in 1575. So it was among the earliest Z-plan castles in the North East.〔 Two wings were built to the west in 1679, while the original entrance was replaced. The castle was acquired by Alexander Gordon in 1713 and he remodelled it, including first floor rooms formed from the hall which have since been removed. An interesting wall painting of a woman playing the lute was among paintings discovered during this restoration. The work included introducing bolection-moulded chimney-pieces and coved ceilings. 〔 In 1830 a north wing was added. Subsequently there has been restoration work in 1890, remodelling other floors under the supervision of Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, and in the early 1980s. 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beldorney Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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