Dalhousie Castle (5)
The lands of Dalhousie, or Dalwolsy as they used to be known, were held by the distinguished family of Ramsay from as far back as the twelfth century, when they were granted to them by King David I. Indeed they claim to have had possession of Dalhousie longer than any other family has retained possession of a castle in Scotland. The present site has no doubt borne a succession of fortresses.
King Edward I of England spent a night here in 1296 (before any of the current castle was built of course), while on his way to Falkirk, where his army (and his archers in particular) crushed the Scots led by William Wallace. In 1400 the castle was successfully defended by Sir Alexander Ramsay against Henry IV and in 1648 it was occupied by Cromwell, who addressed some of his letters from here.
Dalhousie Castle (5)
The lands of Dalhousie, or Dalwolsy as they used to be known, were held by the distinguished family of Ramsay from as far back as the twelfth century, when they were granted to them by King David I. Indeed they claim to have had possession of Dalhousie longer than any other family has retained possession of a castle in Scotland. The present site has no doubt borne a succession of fortresses.
King Edward I of England spent a night here in 1296 (before any of the current castle was built of course), while on his way to Falkirk, where his army (and his archers in particular) crushed the Scots led by William Wallace. In 1400 the castle was successfully defended by Sir Alexander Ramsay against Henry IV and in 1648 it was occupied by Cromwell, who addressed some of his letters from here.