Craigievar Castle

I love visiting castles and imagining what it might have been like being a dashing knight, all you need is a handy branch for your trusty steed. Today's adventure was a trip to see Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire, an imposing building if a little ... well ... pink!


"When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old,
He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold;
With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand
For God and for valour he rode through the land.

No charger have I, and no sword by my side,
Yet still to adventure and battles I ride,
Though back into storyland giants have fled,
And the knights are no more and the dragons are dead.

Let faith be my shield and let joy be my steed
'Gainst the dragons of anger, the ogres of greed;
And let me set free, with the sword of my youth,
From the castle of darkness the power of the truth."

(Jan Struther - When a Knight Won His Spurs)