Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren Yes Place The town or city Braemar HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No Activities <p>"Forces and Foes" exhibition, Braemar Castle's military history</p> OpeningTime1 10.00am - 5.00pm ArchitectName John Erskine, Earl of Mar OpeningDate1 15/9/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 11073 Refreshments No Street The street address Braemar Castle Postcode AB35 5XR Parking Yes DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess Yes NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Braemar Castle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived aberdeenshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 201 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,57.01469,-3.391183; Description An account of the resource <!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><p>Braemar Castle, a tower house construction, was built in 1628, as a Highland Hunting Lodge for the Earl of Marto replace the crumbling Kindrochit Castle. Burned in 1689 during the first Jacobite Uprising, it was subsequently restored as a garrison for Hanoverian soldiers in 1748. For the past 200 years it has been home to the Chiefs of Clan Farquharson, as well as a number of fascinating tenants. This interesting history offers many tales to tell as you tour the 12 furnished rooms. Now operated by the local community, it has undergone essential repairs, and is now looking to further secure it's future with it's 'Raising the Standard' project to reharl the castle, along with other vital improvements. The castle is a 5 Storey, L Plan structure with a star shaped curtain wall. It is prominently situated on a raised mound on the south side of the River Dee and can be seen as you come into Braemar from the east.</p><p> </p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1628