Ghosts, legends and folklore are all woven into the tapestry
of Fyvie’s 800-year history. Each tower of this magnificent
Scottish Baronial fortress is traditionally associated with
one of the castle’s five successive families –
Preston, Meldrum, Seton, Gordon and Forbes-Leith. You can
see their influences today among the medieval stones and the
lavish Edwardian interiors, and imagine what castle life must
have been like for the families and their royal guests –
among them Robert the Bruce and CharlesI.
Art lovers will appreciate Fyvie’s rich portrait collection,
including works by Batoni, Romney, Gainsborough, Opie, Lawrence
and Hoppner. The castle also boasts one of the largest private
collections of Raeburns in the world.
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