Ethie Castle

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'''Ethie Castle''' is a 14th-century [[castle]] covering {{convert|15091|sqft|m2}}. It is located approximately 3 miles north of the fishing town of [[Arbroath]] in [[Angus, Scotland]].

==History==

Ethie Castle dates to around 1300,<ref name='ec1'>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethiecastle.com/history.shtml |title=Ethie Castle: History |accessdate=2007-07-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829191103/http://www.ethiecastle.com/history.shtml |archivedate=2007-08-29 }}</ref> when the monks at nearby [[Arbroath Abbey]] built a [[sandstone]] [[keep]]. The castle passed through the hands of the [[Clan Maxwell|de Maxwell]] family and into the ownership of Scotland's last [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]], [[David Beaton]] who was murdered in [[St. Andrews]] in 1546.<ref name="ec1"/> Its association with Cardinal Beaton is still evident as the castle includes a small chapel and the Cardinal's Sitting Room, with its secret staircase to the Great Hall above.

The castle was purchased in 1665 by the Carnegie family, who later became the [[Earl of Northesk|Earls of Northesk]]. The 7th Earl was a Vice Admiral and commanded with Nelson at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805. As a tribute, the Earl was entitled to incorporate Trafalgar in his arms and this can still be seen set in a dormer at Ethie. In 1927 the castle and grounds were bought by Glasgow artist and antique collector [[William Cunningham Hector]].<ref name="ec1" />

The castle is reputed to be the basis for the fictional Castle of Knockwhinnock in [[Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott's]] novel ''[[The Antiquary]]''.<ref name="ec1"/><ref name='ec2'>{{cite book |title=Eminent Arbroathians |last=M'Bain |first=James M. |year=1897 |publisher=Brodie & Salmond |location=Arbroath |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_qC4vAAAAMAAJ/page/n25 23] |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_qC4vAAAAMAAJ |quote=Ethie Castle Antiquary. |accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref> Sir Walter Scott was a close friend of [[William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk]] and frequently stayed at Ethie Castle.<ref name="ec1"/>

The castle was restored by the chief of the [[Clan Forsyth|Forsyth Clan]], Alistair Forsyth and it now serves as the clan's seat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celticstudio.com/CelticStudio/DATABASE/CLANS/038.htm |title=Celtic Studio - Clan Forsyth |accessdate=2010-05-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430191945/http://www.celticstudio.com/celticstudio/database/clans/038.htm |archivedate=2010-04-30 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clanforsyth.org.nz/cfs_002.htm|title = Forsyth Clan Chief}}</ref>

==Ghosts== The castle is said to be haunted by a Grey Lady spectre as well as by [[David Beaton]] who was [[Abbot of Arbroath]] in the 16th Century.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/taysideandcentralscotland/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9106000/9106322.stm | work=BBC News | title=Halloween happenings in your area | date=2010-10-22}}</ref>

==References==

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130530050658/http://ethiecastle.com/ Ethie Castle Home Page]

[[Category:Castles in Angus, Scotland|Ethie Castle]] [[Category:History of Angus, Scotland|Ethie Castle]] [[Category:Category A listed buildings in Angus, Scotland]] [[Category:Listed castles in Scotland]] [[Category:Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland]]