Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.[1] The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.[2] The site is located approximately 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 kilometres) northeast of Banchory and 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of Peterculter. The property is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to the public.
^"Drum Castle". National Trust of Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
^"Drum Castle". Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
DrumCastle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived...
the end of the 13th century as a royal hunting lodge. From this grew DrumCastle, seat of the chief. Origin of the crest badge – "Robert Bruce, who, when...
Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern...
Alexander III of Scotland. He is believed to have designed the old tower of DrumCastle and is known to be the architect of the nearby Brig o' Balgownie, both...
Drum railway station was opened in January 1854 by the Deeside Railway and served the rural area around DrumCastle estate. The Deeside Railway was taken...
He was a prominent member of Clan Irvine and held the family seat of DrumCastle until his death. He was born at Schivas House near the village of Tarves...
square drum gate was reconstructed in 1999. On April 6, 2006, Matsumoto Castle was selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. Matsumoto Castle was damaged...
many fine examples of medieval tower houses, including DrumCastle, Craigievar Castle and Castle Fraser, and in the unstable Scottish Marches along the...
(Chinese Buddhism), a drum tower in a Chinese Buddhist temple Drum tower (Europe), a shape of tower on some European castlesDrum Tower (Bangkok), a historic...
County Fermanagh Richhill Castle, County Armagh Brodie CastleDrumCastle, started as a 13th-century tower house. Foulis Castle Haddo House House of Dun...
"Drum Rock") is a large stone at Osaka Castle in Japan. The stone is near Sakura Gate. It is one of the largest of several megaliths at the castle (by...
vice-president, and provided the trust with its first property, Crookston Castle. Another early acquisition was Glen Coe, which was purchased with assistance...
Castle Causey Mounth, an ancient road DrumCastle Dunnottar Castle Fetteresso Castle Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve Haddo House Herscha Hill Huntly Castle...
finest example of a castle in south-west Scotland. The basic form is triangular, with the Gatehouse to the north formed of two large drum towers (see plan)...
Castle, where many died. A memorial to them can be found in Dunnottar Church. Other castles in the vicinity are Fetteresso Castle and Muchalls Castle...
at DrumCastle and the Clan Keith whose chiefs were the Earls Marischal. According to Leslie, at around 1393, the feud between the Irvines of Drum and...
Laird of DrumCastle and Chief of Clan Irvine Alexander Irvine (MP), British Member of Parliament for East Looe Alexander Forbes Irvine of Drum FRSE Alexander...
Aberdeen Corporation Publicity Department, 1975. ISBN 9780904861006 DrumCastle: Aberdeenshire. National Trust for Scotland, 1977. (With David Learmont)...
pub (aptly named after the family that owned the 13th century DrumCastle). DrumCastle is run by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors...
the Hospitality - Hospital Records - drum and bass night at a secondary stage. The seventh edition of Electric Castle (EC7) took place between July 17–21...
A fife and drum corps is a musical ensemble consisting of fifes and drums. In the United States of America, fife and drum corps specializing in colonial...
in Kincardine to George Gammie and Jean Silver. Gammie apprenticed at DrumCastle, Aberdeenshire, where his father was gardener for 45 years. He worked...
Monro laid siege to DrumCastle of the royalist Clan Irvine which was surrendered after two days and also occupied Huntly Castle of the Clan Gordon, along...
present in the farmhouse. The castle may have been L-Plan like most of the castles in the area, such as Muchalls Castle. The castle was built by Robert Buchan...
The Walking Drum is a novel by the American author Louis L'Amour. Unlike most of his other novels, The Walking Drum is not set in the frontier era of...
Global Information
