And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
The Lonely Castle. Door Dash doesn't deliver there.
Back in the day (I mean mid-1800's), a lot of homes that were built in the Eastern Colorado plains had walls built around them to protect the structure from prairie fires.
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.
John the River: Thank you. I suspected Scotland but hadn't seen it before. The Lecht - usually described as "Cockbridge to Tomintoul" is always the first road mentioned on the TV news as being blocked by snow.
My sister and I visited there on our way to Balmoral Castle in 2015.
A tale of woe The castle may have been the location of the tragic events told by the old Scottish ballad, ‘Edom o Gordon’.
In November 1571, Adam Gordon came with his men to seize the castle from the Forbeses. Gordon was laird of Auchindoun Castle, in Glen Fiddich, over the mountains to the north. The two families were often feuding, and his plan was to capture Forbes of Towie.
The laird was away, but his wife Margaret was at home and refused Gordon entry. The assailants set fire to the castle, burning to death Margaret, her family and her servants. In all, 27 people perished.
They built that wall for a reason..
ReplyDeleteBack in the day (I mean mid-1800's), a lot of homes that were built in the Eastern Colorado plains had walls built around them to protect the structure from prairie fires.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention Indians.
DeleteThe 1 story building wings hold the fire wood and break-down trebuchets.
ReplyDeleteCorgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for sharing the name!
Deletehttps://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/corgarff-castle/history/
John the River: Thank you. I suspected Scotland but hadn't seen it before. The Lecht - usually described as "Cockbridge to Tomintoul" is always the first road mentioned on the TV news as being blocked by snow.
ReplyDeleteGlad I'm not paying the heating bill for that joint!!!
ReplyDeleteNot a tree in sight. That sucks.....
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I visited there on our way to Balmoral Castle in 2015.
ReplyDeleteA tale of woe
The castle may have been the location of the tragic events told by the old Scottish ballad, ‘Edom o Gordon’.
In November 1571, Adam Gordon came with his men to seize the castle from the Forbeses. Gordon was laird of Auchindoun Castle, in Glen Fiddich, over the mountains to the north. The two families were often feuding, and his plan was to capture Forbes of Towie.
The laird was away, but his wife Margaret was at home and refused Gordon entry. The assailants set fire to the castle, burning to death Margaret, her family and her servants. In all, 27 people perished.
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/corgarff-castle/history/