Cairnbulg castle,Aberdeenshire Scotland by Garlor

Photography • Historical • posted on Apr 03, 2009

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South East of Fraserburgh,for a comprehensive history see here, http://www.fraserchief.co.uk/places.html Shorter version, Cairnbulg Castle is a z-plan castle situated in Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Originally known as Philorth Castle it was built in the early 1300s, destroyed in winter of 1308-1309 in the Wars of Independence, and re-built by the Fraser family in 1380. Subsequently, a courtyard and outbuildings were added to the main tower. It is now open to the public by appointment only.