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Corgarff Castle is a 16th Century Tower House, with surrounding pavilions which were built in later years. The Castle and buildings are surrounded by a star shaped defence wall.
The Forbes family occupied the Castle during their feud with the Gordon family. This all came to a head when the Gordon family ravaged their land and laid siege to the Castle in 1571. At this time it was occupied by the Lairds wife, Margaret Campbell, and 26 women and children. The men folk and male servants were away at this time. Margaret would not let the Castle be taken so the Gordons set fire to the Castle and all the 26 women and children and Margaret were killed. Since then ghostly screams have been heard in the Castle, especially from the barrack room.
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During the Jacobite Risings the Castle was used to store gunpowder and weapons and it was burnt again in 1689.
In 1716 it was burnt again by the Hanoverians.
The Castle was converted into a barracks in 1748.
In later years it was used as a base during the clamp down on illegal whisky production across Grampian.
The Castle was donated to the state in 1961 and is now open to the public.
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Corgarff Castle History and Ghosts
Corgarff Castle is a 16th Century Tower House, with surrounding pavilions which were built in later years. The Castle and buildings are surrounded by a star shaped defence wall.
The Forbes family occupied the Castle during their feud with the Gordon family. This all came to a head when the Gordon family ravaged their land and laid siege to the Castle in 1571. At this time it was occupied by the Lairds wife, Margaret Campbell, and 26 women and children. The men folk and male servants were away at this time. Margaret would not let the Castle be taken so the Gordons set fire to the Castle and all the 26 women and children and Margaret were killed. Since then ghostly screams have been heard in the Castle, especially from the barrack room.
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My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
During the Jacobite Risings the Castle was used to store gunpowder and weapons and it was burnt again in 1689.
In 1716 it was burnt again by the Hanoverians.
The Castle was converted into a barracks in 1748.
In later years it was used as a base during the clamp down on illegal whisky production across Grampian.
The Castle was donated to the state in 1961 and is now open to the public.
More Scottish Castles.
More haunted Castles ghost stories from Scotland.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
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