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Cawdor Castle and Gardens

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.
by David Dixon

Created: Tue, 28 Jun 2022, Updated: Wed, 29 Jun 2022


24 images use this description:

NH8449 : Cawdor Castle Courtyard by David Dixon
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NH8449 : The Paradise Garden at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Topiary at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle Flower Garden by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Contemporary Sculpture in the Flower Garden at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle and Flower Garden by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Herbaceous Border in the Flower Garden at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Minotaur in the Labyrinth at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8549 : Home Farm, Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle Maze by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle Paradise Garden by David Dixon
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NH8450 : Cawdor Castle Walled Garden by David Dixon
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NH8450 : The Walled Garden at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle and Garden by David Dixon
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NH8449 : The Flower Garden at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Formal Garden at Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle Slate Garden by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle and Garden by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle. Heraldic Panel by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle, Drawbridge by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
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NH8449 : Cawdor Castle by David Dixon
1978


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