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Carbisdale Castle in Autumn

Carbisdale Castle was built by the Duchess of Sutherland between 1905 and 1917.

From Wikipedia.......

"Mary Caroline Mitchell's second marriage in 1889 to George Granville William Sutherland Levenson-Gower, 3rd Duke and 18th Earl of Sutherland, made her the Duchess.

The marriage was not well liked in the Sutherland family. When the Duke died in 1892 his will, well in favour of the Duchess, was contested by his son and heir. In a court process that followed, the Duchess was found guilty of destroying documents and was imprisoned for six weeks in London.

Eventually, the Sutherland family came to an agreement giving the Duchess Blair a substantial financial settlement. Furthermore, the family agreed to build a castle for the Duchess, as long as it was outside of the Sutherland lands. The Duchess employed a firm of Ayrshire builders and work started in 1906 just outside the Sutherland lands in Ross-shire.It was cleverly located on a hillside and visible to a large part of Sutherland, especially the main road and rail line which the Sutherland family would have to use to travel south.Thus it became known as the 'Castle of Spite' as it is widely considered that the Duchess located the game castle there to spite her husbands family and the settlement agreement. This is further supported by the fact that the castle's tower only has clocks on three of its four faces - the side facing Sutherland is blank, supposedly because the Duchess did not wish to give the time of day to her former relatives."

The castle has 365 windows, one for each day of the year.

It is now used as a youth hostel.

Description
Carbisdale Castle in Autumn

Carbisdale Castle was built by the Duchess of Sutherland between 1905 and 1917.

From Wikipedia.......

"Mary Caroline Mitchell's second marriage in 1889 to George Granville William Sutherland Levenson-Gower, 3rd Duke and 18th Earl of Sutherland, made her the Duchess.

The marriage was not well liked in the Sutherland family. When the Duke died in 1892 his will, well in favour of the Duchess, was contested by his son and heir. In a court process that followed, the Duchess was found guilty of destroying documents and was imprisoned for six weeks in London.

Eventually, the Sutherland family came to an agreement giving the Duchess Blair a substantial financial settlement. Furthermore, the family agreed to build a castle for the Duchess, as long as it was outside of the Sutherland lands. The Duchess employed a firm of Ayrshire builders and work started in 1906 just outside the Sutherland lands in Ross-shire.It was cleverly located on a hillside and visible to a large part of Sutherland, especially the main road and rail line which the Sutherland family would have to use to travel south.Thus it became known as the 'Castle of Spite' as it is widely considered that the Duchess located the game castle there to spite her husbands family and the settlement agreement. This is further supported by the fact that the castle's tower only has clocks on three of its four faces - the side facing Sutherland is blank, supposedly because the Duchess did not wish to give the time of day to her former relatives."

The castle has 365 windows, one for each day of the year.

It is now used as a youth hostel.