Castle Leod Open Day
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| Castle Leod Open Days in June until Sunday 16 June |
Castle Leod Open Days in June until Sunday 16 June
Wednesday 12/06/2013
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Location: Castle Leod
Entry Fee: Adults £7, Concession £6, Children £4. No booking required for open days.
Castle Leod is the oldest intact castle in Britain. Built on the site of a very ancient Pictish fort in about the 12th Century. This magnificent, compact, L-Plan tower house was the result of the extending and remodelling of the earlier castle. The work carried out around 1606 by Sir Roderick Mackenzie, the 17th century family founder of the Earls of Cromarty (later Cromartie).
An additional section was later added to accommodate a larger staircase and extra bedrooms. A single-storey addition to the east and low wing to the north were added in 1851, with a two-storey west wing being added to the latter in 1874. Some rebuilding of these wings took place in 1904, with a further extension added in 1912. This Victorian and Edwardian part of Castle Leod is occupied by the present Earl of Cromartie with his wife and family.
Castle Leod boasts effective defensive measures such as walls seven to eight feet thick, iron grilles still remaining on some lower windows, and a copious supply of splayed gun loops and arrow-slit windows.
The grounds have some magnificent trees.
Opening hours 2-00pm-6pm, last entry 4.45pm
No booking required- tickets at the castle ticket booth on the day.
Private tours of Castle Leod are offered at other times by special arrangement.
Please telephone(01997 421264) or write to Castle Leod Estate Office, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, IV14 9AA.
Contact: Estate Office
Address: Castle Leod, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire IV14 9AA
Contact: Estate Office
Telephone/Mobile: 01997 421264
Email: ku.gro.doeleltsac|eciffo#ku.gro.doeleltsac|eciffo
Event websites:
http://www.castleleod.org.uk
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