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Visiting information

Craigievar Castle
Alford
Aberdeenshire AB33 8JF
Tel: 013398 83635

For opening times and admission prices please contact Craigievar Castle directly.

Websites

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National Trust for Scotland
www.nts.org.uk/Property/17/
Official website. Details of opening times, admission prices and directions to the castle.

Overview of Craigievar Castle
www.geo.ed.ac.uk
A vast geographical database of Scotland with an overview of Craigiever Castle.

History of the Monarchy
www.royal.gov.uk
Overview of the reign of James VI of Scotland (James I of England).

Books

Craigievar Castle by Ian Gow (National Trust for Scotland, 1999) £3.50
Official guidebook, well-written and illustrated with colour photographs. (Available from the castle shop or National Trust for Scotland.)

The Scottish Castle by Stewart Cruden (Nelson, 1960) Out of print but available from some libraries.
Although slightly outdated, this has a useful chapter on tower houses built after the Reformation in Scotland.

Bloodfeud in Scotland, 1573-1625: Violence, justice and politics in an early modern society by Keith Brown (John Donald, 1986) £25
A thorough and scholarly account of how and why Scottish society became less violent during the reign of King James VI.

The Changing Scottish Landscape, 1500-1800 by Ian and Kathleen Whyte (Routledge, 1991) £42.50
Examines all facets of architectural and environmental change in Scotland during the early modern period. See in particular Chapter 4, 'From Castle to Mansion'.

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