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held the property from around 1460 until 1676, when it passed through marriage to the Morisons of Bognie. Incorporating parts of the original castle, the present house was built in 1656, remodelled in 1753, and extended in the 1790s, 1840s and 1880s. The house, which was restored fully in the 1990s,
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The ghost of Lady Elizabeth Gordon, who died long after the events of the Fire (but may have been involved in the burning), is said to haunt the building and grounds. Sightings were reported during the 20th century.
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The Thanage of Fermartyn, including the district commonly called Formartine, its proprietors, with genealogical deductions; its parishes, ministers, Churches, churchyards, antiquities, &c
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was charged with, but acquitted of, their murder; instead, one of his servants, John Meldrum, was executed. This event was celebrated in the ballad, ‘'The Fire of Frendraught’’, ballad
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The present structure has been described as an extended house of considerable complexity and charm. Cellars in the west wing probably belong to the original building, while two small
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windows in the west gable seem to be the oldest features. There are fragments of the adjacent tower, which was demolished in 1947, adhering to the east elevation.
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offices to the north of the court, which have now been converted; this structure dates from the 18th century or earlier.
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The original castle was burnt down in October 1630 during a time of violent feuding between the
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says that he lived until 1664 or 1665, and that another story, that he committed
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The rebuilding in the 17th century consists of an imposing seven-window
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or House is a 17th-century house, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of
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Huntly
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
James V of Scotland
Crichtons
Gordons
Rothiemay
Viscount Melgum
Lord Aboyne)
James Crichton of Frendraught
James Crichton of Frendraught
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Child Ballads
Gartly
James Crichton
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
Battle of Aberdeen
Battle of Carbisdale
John Buchan
suicide
Dictionary of National Biography
Crichtons

chamfered
harled
ashlar
semicircular
pediment
datestone
battlements

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