On the way to the Cairngorms...

Saturday, 30th April - (Catch-up)

After leaving Pitlochry, we decided to go and see Blair Castle. What is it about castles? Maybe too many Knights and Maidens movies as a child. 

Blair Castle is also stunning, and has been sort of in the same family for generations, give and take some ructions during the Jacobite disputes. 

One of the Lords in the 19th added a hall in which he displayed all his weapons. We couldn't take photo's but the display is magnificent and consists of swords, spears, knives, dirks, shields, and all displayed in such a way as to be decorative.

The castle is white, and is repainted every fifteen years. Some paint job!!! It was a self-guided tour and the rooms were superb, and dripped money!! It was certainly a different time in history, and I guess they could do whatever they wanted, including hunting.

(I don't approve of hunting just for the sake of it, but I have included a photo of how the antlers of the deer are displayed. It may represent many magnificent beasts, but it may also have been food on the table).

The other fascinating thing was the display of the tabbards(?) or soldiers uniforms, and an example of chain mail clothing.

The last two photo's are for Anthony, to see some of the chairs on display.

Next, the week in Aviemore...