Today Clifton and I traveled twenty minutes from our flat to Crathes Castle. It is one of the most beautiful and best preserved sixteenth century castles in Scotland and was lived in by a single family for over 350 years, the Burnetts. They of course did not allow us to take pictures inside the castle but we took many outside. The most prized possession in Crathes Castle is the Horn of Leys which was presented to Alexander Burnard by King Robert the Bruce in 1323.
My favorite part of the castle of course was the ghost story about the Green Lady. The Green Lady is a legendary ghost of Crathes that has been sighted many times in what they now call the Green Lady's room. The story goes that she was the mistress of the Lord of the castle and ended up having an illegitimate child with him that was either killed or died at birth. Later during alterations to the house they found the skeleton of a baby in the fireplace walls in the Green Lady's room. So they say she is looking for her baby.
It is so amazing to be able to walk into such history and artifacts that are from the sixteenth century and beyond. This was the first castle we have toured and I can't wait to tour more!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for posting all the pics. It makes me feel like I get to take a mini vacation. I'm going to look forward to that every few days. :). Cory and I have always said we're going to visit Spain...maybe now it'll be Scotland, after seeing the pictures. I LOVE the ghost story. Keep posting! Hope you're enjoying it there--I'm so sorry you have to be so far away from your mom. Happy Thanksgiving!
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