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Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the public. ==History== From the Late Middle Ages the castle was a stronghold of the Earls of Mar.〔Francis Hindes Groome, ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland'', 1882〕 The present Braemar Castle was constructed in 1628 by John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar as a hunting lodge and to counter the rising power of the Farquharsons,〔''Braemar Castle'', Nevisprint Ltd, Fort William, 20 pages, ISBN 0-900594-60-8〕 replacing an older building, which was the successor of nearby Kindrochit Castle, which dates from as the 11th century AD. The siting of Kindrochit Castle was based upon the strategic location of this site relative to historic crossings of the Grampian Mounth.〔(C. Michael Hogan, ''Elsick Mounth'', Megalithic Portal, editor: Andy Burnham )〕 An important garrison after the 1745 Jacobite uprising, Braemar Castle had been attacked and burned by John Farquharson, the ''Black Colonel'' of Inverey in 1689 during the first Jacobite uprising, to prevent it being used as a garrison by Government troops. In 1716 the castle was forfeited to the Crown following the Earl of Mar's leadership of the 1715 Jacobite uprising.〔Alex Inkson McConnochie, Alexander Inkson McConnochie, J G Murray, ''The Royal Dee: A Description of the River from the Wells to the Sea'', 1898, Jolly Publishers, Scotland, 161 pages〕 The castle and lands were purchased by John Farquharson, 9th Laird of Invercauld but the building was left in ruins until 1748 when it was leased to the government at a fee of £14 per year, now to serve as a garrison for Hanoverian troops. Rebuilding started under the command of John Adam, Master Mason to the Board of Ordnance.〔 In 1831 the military garrison was withdrawn and the castle returned to the Farquharson clan. Restoration to provide a family home began under the 12th Laird of Invercauld who entertained Queen Victoria there when she attended the Braemar Gatherings in the grounds of the Castle. In 1800 Braemar Castle was documented to have its moat intact.〔John Leyden and James Sinton, ''Journal of a Tour in the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland in 1800'', 1903, W. Blackwood and Sons, 318 pages〕 Since 2006 the castle has been leased to the local community. It is run on behalf of the community by local charity, Braemar Community Ltd and staffed by local volunteers, and an ambitious restoration programme has been started. It reopened to the public in 2008.〔(Braemar Guide : Braemar Castle )〕 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「Braemar Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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