These
castles are where some of our ancestors lived.
This is how I discovered the royals in our backgrounds
because in the files they were listed under their plain
Jane names and not under their titles. When I saw
that they were either born or died in castles that is
when the light bulb went off and I started really
digging and matched them to their titled names.
There are
just too many to list but wanted to give everyone a
glimpse on how some of our ancestors lived.
Castle Campbell, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Alberfaw Castle, Wales
Bernard Castle, England
Carrick Castle, Scotland
Castle Galway, Ireland
Doune Castle, Scotland
Dundonald Castle, Scotland
Falkland Palace,
Scotland
Kildrummy Castle, Scotland
Tullock Castle, Scotland
Urquhart Castle on Lock Ness, Scotland
Yes, there is a Duffus Castle
and our ancestors lived there.
Duffus Castle,
near
Elgin,
Moray,
Scotland, was a
motte-and-bailey
castle and was in use from c.1140 to 1705.
During its occupation it underwent many alterations.
The most fundamental was the destruction of the
original wooden structure and its replacement with
one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it
was one of the most secure fortifications in
Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in
1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a
dwelling and so was abandoned
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