Delgatie Castle, Delgatie, Turriff

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Title

Delgatie Castle, Delgatie, Turriff

Description

Delgatie Castle is a picturesque tower house situated in establish grounds dating from the 1500s with various later additions. Visitors will be able to climb one of the widest turnpike stairs in Scotland and view almost all rooms in the castle, which still gives the feel of a lived-in home. Delgatie will also be hosting NEOS on Doors Open Days, giving visitors the chance to view the work of a selection of local artists. Famously, Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed here in 1562 after the Battle of Corrichie.

Disabled access on ground floor only.

Source

aberdeenshire

Date

1530

Type

Museum

Identifier

228

Spatial Coverage

current,57.54412,-2.41222;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Delgatie Castle

Place

Turriff

IsNewThisYear

No

AddressLine2

Delgatie

OpeningDate1

14/9/2019

OpeningDate2

15/9/2019

OpeningTime1

10:00am - 5:00pm

OpeningTime2

10:00 - 5:00pm

Activities

Almost all of the rooms in the Castle are open for viewing. The Laird's Kitchen will be open from 10a.m. to 4p.m.

A great opportunity to see inside this amazing Category A listed Scottish Tower House.

NEOS artists and crafts people will be displaying their work on the day.

We only have disabled access on the ground floor to include the coffee shop, the shop and Yester room.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

Yes

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

13999

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

AB53 5TD

Citation

“Delgatie Castle, Delgatie, Turriff,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/227.

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