2022

NH8449 : Cawdor Castle Maze

taken 2 years ago, near to Cawdor, Highland, Scotland

Cawdor Castle Maze
Cawdor Castle Maze
Cawdor Castle is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. It was built as a private fortress by the Thanes of Cawdor. It is a Category A listed building (LB1728 LinkExternal link Historic Environment Scotland). The castle is known for its literary connection to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, in which the title character is made "Thane of Cawdor". However, the story is highly fictionalised, and the castle itself, which is never directly referred to in Macbeth, was built many years after the life of the 11th-century King Macbeth.

The castle grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland LinkExternal link , the national listing of significant gardens. The gardens were first laid out early 17th century; altered in the mid-19th century and the Flower Garden replanted in the 19th century and again in the mid-20th century.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Country estates Camera: Panasonic DC-G9 other tags: Scottish Highlands Visitor Attraction Cawdor Castle Formal Garden Maze Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NH8449, 141 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 22 June, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NH 847 499 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:31.4992N 3:55.5569W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NH 847 499
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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