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James Ogilvie Of Cardell
James Ogilvie of Cardell (died 1574) was a Scottish courtier, a master of household to Mary, Queen of Scots, his inheritance of Findlater Castle was disputed by John Gordon. Family and lands He was a son of Alexander Ogilvie (died 1554) of Findlater Castle and Janet Abernethy. Alexander Ogilvie served in the household of Mary of Guise in the 1540s. He and his second wife Elizabeth Gordon, Lady Findlater, commissioned a carved stone sacrament house at Deskford and an unusual and lavish monument in Cullen Old Kirk. Cardell, according to William Fraser (historian), William Fraser, also known as Pitcroy, included Cardell-moir, Cardell-beg, a mill, and fishing on the Spey located in Knockando, Moray, Knockando parish. The property was held in feu by James Ogilvie from the Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin, Friars in Elgin, Moray, Elgin from 1527 to 1539, when Friars gave it in feu to Alexander Grant instead. The lands are now known as Cardhu distillery, Cardhu or Cardow, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Findlater Castle
Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earl of Findlater, Earls of Findlater and Earl of Seafield, Seafield, sitting on a -high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the coast of Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Location and etymology It lies about west of Banff, Scotland, Banff, near the village of Sandend, between Cullen, Moray, Cullen and Portsoy. The cliffs here contain quartz; the name "Findlater" is derived from the Scots Gaelic words ''fionn'' ("white") and ''leitir'' ("cliff or steep slope"). History The first historical reference to the castle is from 1246. Alexander III of Scotland, King Alexander III of Scotland repaired this castle in the 1260s in preparation for an invasion by Haakon IV of Norway, King Haakon IV of Norway. The Norwegians took and held the castle for some time. The castle remains that are still there are from the 14th-century rebuilding, when the castle was redesigned based on the Roslin Castle, Roslyn Castle model. Walter Ogilvy obtaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
