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Urquhart Castle (beside Loch Ness)

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Channel: Adevăruri Istorice Ascunse 🇷🇴 · 2016 · Education

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The present ruins date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though built on the site of an early medieval fortification. Founded in the 13th century, Urquhart played a role in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. It was subsequently held as a royal castle, and was raided on several occasions by the MacDonald Earls of Ross. The castle was granted to the Clan Grant in 1509, though conflict with the MacDonalds continued. Despite a series of further raids the castle was strengthened, only to be largely abandoned by the middle of the 17th century. Urquhart was partially destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite forces, and subsequently decayed. In the 20th century it was placed in state care and opened to the public: it is now one of the most-visited castles in Scotland.

The castle, situated on a headland overlooking Loch Ness, is one of the largest in Scotland in area. It was approached from the west and defended by a ditch and drawbridge. The buildings of the castle were laid out around two main enclosures on the shore. The northern enclosure or Nether Bailey includes most of the more intact structures, including the gatehouse, and the five-storey Grant Tower at the north end of the castle. The southern enclosure or Upper Bailey, sited on higher ground, comprises the scant remains of earlier buildings.

Situat pe malul lacului Loch Ness, foarte aproape de Drumnadrochit Castelul Urquhart si-a pastrat maretia desi din el au mai ramas doar ruinele… La momentul in care a fost construit era cel mai mare castel din Scotia. Istoria sa incepe in secolul XII, atunci cand edificiul a fost finalizat si s-a incheiat dupa 500 de ani in 1692…Atunci a fost dinamitat pentru a se evita ocuparea lui de catre iacobiti.

Locul este legat de cateva familii nobile scotiene: Durward, MacDonald and Grant, cele care au stapanit si administrat fortareata.
Ca orice constructie militara, castelul a fost tinta multor raiduri armate. Unele chiar scotiene, in care au fost implicate clanuri rivale cum a fost MacDonald (cel care a invadat de acteva ori - perseverent si insistent cu soldatii sai valea si castelul -  asta se intampla prin sec XV si XVI), unele engleze. Asa cum s-a intamplat si in prima parte a sec XIV cand Eduard I Balliol a atacat si cucerit fortareata, care a ramas in mainile englezilor pana spre sfarsitul secolului XIV. Atunci castelul a fost recucerit de trupele lui Robert de Bruce, cel care in urma razboiului de independenta a devenit rege al Scotiei.

Ce se poate face acum acolo? Se viziteaza ruinele castelului, intr-o ceainarie se poate urmari o prezentarea audio – video si dintr-un magazin de suveniruri se pot cumpara diferite obiecte hand made. De pe o zona amenajata se obtine  o excelenta panorama a lui Loch Ness, lacul in care se spune ca ar exista monstrul Nessie…

Adresă: Drumnadrochit, Inverness, Inverness-shire IV63 6XJ, Regatul Unit
Coordonate GPS Latitudine : 57.32414 si Longitudine : -4.442001 
Telefon:+44 1456 450551
Orarul de vizitare: 09:30-15:45

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