Edzell Castle

Edzell Castle is not a castle I often visit, but I took a group to places around the Angus area recently, as a lady in the group once lived in the area when her husband was stationed at RAF Edzell. We first of all stopped for coffee at the Coffee Shop, no 63 High Street where we enjoyed delicious home-made scones and got some useful information from the owner. Then, after we had visited all the places in Edzell itself that the lady wanted to see, we decided to visit the castle as a continuation of this trip down memory lane, and we had the place to ourselves.

View of the tower of Edzell Castle 

I had forgotten what an interesting castle it is, especially its unique formal walled garden with plaques all around the inner walls depicting classical themes. You can certainly get a sense of the grandeur and elegance once enjoyed by the Lindsay family, who originally built the castle. According to the Historic Scotland Steward on duty, the family's wealth derived from gold mines in the nearby hills. What is interesting is that the original main entrance is at the back of the castle from where you approach it today.

One curious feature of our visit was an encounter with an exceptionally territorial male pheasant, who seemed to object to our presence and proceeded to try and attack anyone who ventured too near!

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