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Ballindalloch Castle in Scotland is 27 miles
northeast of Aviemore, 14 miles east of
Grantown-on-Spey, by the small village of
Ballindalloch, just off the main A95 road.
The Castle was built for the Grant's from
1546.
The Castle can be visited mid March - late
Sept with an entrance fee. Postcode: AB37
9AX
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Ballindalloch Castle History
1200s - Clan Grant was first recorded
holding land in the Inverness area.
1450 - Duncan Grant began building Castle
Freuchie at Grantown-on-Spey, this becoming
Clan Grant's main Castle in the area, later
named Castle Grant.
1499 - the lands of Ballindalloch, 14 miles
east of Castle Freuchie, were granted to John
Grant of Freuchie by King James IV for his
support in war.
1546 - the first parts of Ballindalloch
Castle were built for John Grant, grandson of
John Grant of Freuchie.
1638 - thousands of Scots including the
Grant's in this area signed the National
Covenant, resisting changes to the Church
of Scotland by King Charles I.
1645 - James Graham, 1st Marquess of
Montrose, working for Charles I, attacked and
burned Ballindalloch Castle, forcing the
Grant's to flee.
1649 - Charles I was beheaded during the
English Civil War.
1650 - James Graham, 1st Marquess of
Montrose, was hanged in Edinburgh with his head
placed on a spike on the Old Tolbooth in
Edinburgh.
Ballindalloch Castle was restored around
this time.
1770 - extensions were added to
Ballindalloch Castle by General James
Grant.
1806 - General James
Grant died with the Castle passing to his
grandnephew, George Macpherson, who was known
as Sir George Macpherson-Grant, 1st Baronet of
Ballindalloch.
1983 - Castle Grant
was sold by the Grant's, with it changing
owners a few times since.
1996 - Ballindalloch Castle Golf Course
opened.
2014 - Ballindalloch Distillery opened on
the grounds of Ballindalloch Castle for the
Macpherson-Grant's, next to the Golf Course,
using Barley grown on the Estate.
2026 - Ballindalloch Castle is still owned
by the Macpherson-Grant's.
The Dinning Room is Haunted by The Green
Lady.
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