Caisteal Chaladair - Cawdor
Castle
Fiosrachadh - Information
To contact the Castle:
Alison Clark will be happy to help you
Cawdor Castle
Nairn , Scotland, IV12 5RD
Tel 01667 404 615
Fax: +44 (0) 1667 404 674
e-mail
Also you can visit the official Cawdor Castle site
And for further Cawdor Estate information: fashion/film locations, Holiday
cottages, Fishing, Shooting, Walking, Drynachan Lodge, Land Management,
History
The tower, which dominates farmland and
forest, was built around a small holly tree which died when deprived of
daylight in 1372. The tree, a symbol of life and good fortune, was possibly
intended to protect the castle and its inhabitants. If that were the case,
it served its purpose well as Cawdor Castle survived virtually unscathed
many turbulent years of Scottish history.
Though fortified in 1454, the castle was intended
as a private home and has for some 600 years been the residence of the
Cawdor family.
Cawdor Castle. A magical name, romantically
linked with MacBeth by Shakespeare. The medieval tower and drawbridge are
still intact and generations of art lovers and scholars are responsible
for the eclectic collection of paintings, tapestries, furniture, books
and porcelain to be found in the castle. The facilities: three beautiful
gardens - the flower garden, the wild
garden and the newly restored walled garden; 5 colour coded nature trails
through spectacular mature mixed woodland; nine-hole golf course and putting
green; licensed restaurant in the castle which serves hot meals, snacks
and home baking; snack bar and picnic area; gift shop with a large
selection of Scottish crafts, book shop and wool shop with the best of
Scottish cashmere. Cawdor Castle
is open to the public every year from May 1st to the second Sunday in October,
daily from 10am to 5.30pm, with last admission at 5pm. The castle is situated
between Inverness and Nairn on the B9090 off the A96.
The Castle Gardens
For more pictures see Cawdor
Castle Pictures Index
Travel : Nearest Train
Station: Nairn
Nearest Airport: Inverness
Location: Situated between Inverness
(14 miles)
and Nairn (5 miles) on the B9090 off the A96
Riverside trail now open between Nairn Seafront
and Cawdor
Local Tourist Information Centre: +44 (0)
1463 234 353
Facilities:
Months Open: May 1st to second Sunday
in October
Groups/Parties Welcome? - Yes
Discount for Groups? - Yes
Coach/Car Parking? - Yes
Conference Facilities? - Yes
Contact name for groups/conferences: Secretary
Admission price for one adult: £5.60
Children £3.00 Family & group tickets also
Gift Shop? Yes - also Book
Shop and Wool Shop
Catering:
Licensed Restaurant;Licensed Restaurant; Snack
Bar;Picnic Area
Parking: Free coach park and car park near
the Castle
Cawdor
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