Fyvie Castle

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Fyvie Castle Description

Five families have played their part in the history of Fyvie Castle (15mi/24km to the east of Huntly) and the five towers bear their names. In the east is Preston Tower, in the west Meldrum Tower, in the center of the south front Seton Tower, in the north Gordon Tower and in the northwest the Leith Tower. However, the word "Fyvie" does not derive from the English word "five" but from the Gaelic word for "stag's hill". Scottish monarchs stayed here at the beginning of the 12th C when it was only a wooden fort, but it was reinforced in the 14th C by stone walls and corner towers. At that time it belonged to Sir Henry Preston but it passed by marriage to the Meldrum family in the 15th C. In 1596 Alexander Seton bought the estate and set

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Hobbies & Activities category: Armaments collection; Significant work of art; Castle, chateau, palace; Decorative arts display; Paintings, art collections; Architecture - Medieval

Address

Fyvie Castle
Turriff AB53 8JS
United Kingdom

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Hours

April 1 to June 30

Open	12:00	12:00	Closed	Closed	12:00	12:00	12:00
Closed	17:00	17:00			17:00	17:00	17:00

July 1 to August 31

Open	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00
Closed	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

September 1 to September 30

Open	12:00	12:00	Closed	Closed	12:00	12:00	12:00
Closed	17:00	17:00			17:00	17:00	17:00

Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise
Good Friday - Christian Easter - Christian Easter Monday - Christian