Fordyce Castle (Original)

The Watercolour

This Castle is a gem set within a village location unique to the area that contains a plethora of colours and construction as a must for the artist. The natural light changes many times to display colours ranging from browns to greys as a challenge and best painted as background washes and highlighted specific points.

Some History

The original building is a 16^th century L shaped tower on three storeys known to have existed by 1592 having corbelled out turret bartizans and corbelled out stair built within the re-entrant angle. There are a number of gunloops throughout. The basement is vaulted, the main stair rises to first floor and the remaining levels reached by a stair in the re-entrained turret. There was a stone and harled extension added in the 17^th century to make the castle a T plan structure.

The castle was constructed by Thomas Menzies of Dunn, Provost of Aberdeen, and by marriage transferred to the Earls of Seafield, thereafter used as a school. It has been restored.

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