Scotland · Restored
Delgatie Castle
Delgatie Castle is a white-harled Scottish castle near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, composed of a five-storey tower (keep) with an adjoining house and two later wings. The building preserves early modern painted ceilings and a very wide turnpike stair and remains set in estate grounds with a river running through the property.
First raised
1049
Its prime
1743
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1743
The shape it held in its prime.
A white-harled, rectangular five-storey tower (the keep) linked to lower two-storey wings and an adjoining house, all with pale rendered stone and slate roofs; multiple chimneys punctuate the roofline. Windows range from narrow slit openings in the tower to larger mullioned apertures in the wings. The composition presents a tall central block with horizontally extending wings set within open estate grounds beside a small river; interiors include wide stone turnpike stairs and painted wooden ceilings.
Its story
The story of Delgatie Castle.
Delgatie Castle, near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, was stripped from Henry de Beaumont, Earl of Buchan, after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and given to Clan Hay — the family later to become Earls of Erroll. The Hay arms appear in many places through the castle, including three cattle yokes recalling the farmer and his two sons who were instrumental in defeating a Danish raiding party at Cruden Bay.
The present castle is a white-harled, five-storey tower of the 16th century with later extensions, an adjoining house and two wings. Inside it preserves early modern painted ceilings and a very wide turnpike stair; restored, it stands in estate grounds with a river running through the property.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1743.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Delgatie Castle — including 6 interiors: very wide turnpike stair (keep interior), chamber with painted ceiling (dated 1592), chamber with painted ceiling (dated 1597) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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Clans who held Delgatie Castle.
The families that held Delgatie Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Given to Clan Hay, later Earls of Erroll, after Bannockburn in 1314.
