Delgatie Castle

{{Short description|Castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland}}

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Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

A castle has stood on the site of Delgatie Castle since the year 1030 AD, although the earliest parts of the castle standing today were built between 1570 and 1579.{{Cite web|title=Delgatie Castle and Gardens {{!}} The Castles of Scotland, Coventry {{!}} Goblinshead|url=https://www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk/the-best-castles/grand-castles/delgatie-castle/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk|language=en}} Additional wings and a chapel were added in 1743.

The castle was stripped from the disgraced Henry de Beaumont, Earl of Buchan, after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and given to Clan Hay (later to become the Earls of Erroll). Mary, Queen of Scots, was a guest at the castle in 1562 after the Battle of Corrichie.{{Cite web|title=Delgatie Castle {{!}} History, Beautiful Photos, & Visiting Information|url=https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=1205|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Britain Express|language=en}}

Architecturally, the castle consists of a keep, adjoining house and two later wings. Notable features include a very wide turnpike stair and painted ceilings dating from the 16th century in two of the rooms, one dating from 1592, and the other from 1597.Michael Bath, Renaissance Decorative Painting in Scotland, NMS (2003), 221-22 In many places may be seen the Hay family arms including the three cattle yokes which recall a farmer and his two sons who were instrumental in the defeat of a Danish raiding party at Cruden Bay. (See Clan Hay for more detail.)

Today, the castle and its gardens are owned by the Delgatie Castle Trust. The castle, grounds and café are open to the public throughout the summer months and suites within the castle itself and a number of cottages on the estate are available to rent. There is also a popular fishing site on the river passing through.