Address
Invercauld Castle
Braemar
Ballater
Aberdeenshire
AB35 5TS   » Google map  [N: 57:02:37  W: 3:25:10]

Telephone: 01339 741216

Invercauld is a private Estate. We offer a world-class venue and a unique package tailored to your requirements. Details will be discussed in confidence and a quotation submitted for your approval. A booking can then follow with agreed terms and conditions of payment.

Invercauld has been rebuilt a number of times, with part of the present building dating back to the 13th century. In the early 1700s, Alexander Farquharson, the seventh Laird of Invercauld, was largely responsible for rebuilding and enlarging the Castle along with start of the landscaping.

The tenth Laird of Invercauld, James Farquharson, was responsible for planting over eighteen million trees on the Estate giving rise to timber production, which supplied the needs of the shipyards in Aberdeen. Game in and around the vestiges of the Mar Forest became abundant.

The start of the 1800s saw the division of the extensive Farquharson landholdings into individual farmsteads.

In 1817 the traditional Highland Games were resurrected under the aegis of the local Lairds, the venue of the annual gathering alternated between Mar Lodge, Braemar Castle and Invercauld. This revived fashion was confirmed by new Royal interest, initiated by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who were frequent visitors to Invercauld. The Highland Games season starts in July with the final Games held at Braemar always on the first Saturday of September and still enjoys Royal Patronage.

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