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I didn't do a particularly good job of the photography here, but never mind, the photos show what they need to!
So, the wall we are looking at here, the west face of the castle as it stands, was once merely a curtain wall, which means that either none of those windows are original, or they have developed from arrow-slits. It is noticeable that the masonry at the bottom of the walls is old and worn and original, while higher up, the masonry is clearly much more recent. The highest chimney stack, to the right of the flag-pole, while of comparatively recent construction, is set on the old tower-house.
Same beach. Same evening. Taken a few minutes after the previous post. Too windy to travel, a ship lies at anchor off Port Dalhousie. It was getting dark so I needed my tripod. But even with my camera bag suspended from the centre post, the wind was lifting the tripod into the air.
Minolta x700, Rokkor MD 50mm 1.7, Fuji Pro 400H.
Dev & scan Studio Argentique (Montreal).
Dalhousie Square, Old Montreal. Qc. October 2020.
Via Train No. 14 slowly creeps through Dalhousie Jct on 5/27/2024.
For nearly its entire trip from Campbellton east to Miramichi, the train will rarely get above 10 MPH, due to current track conditions on the CN Newcastle Subdivision. While I think since then, CN has done some tie work, much of the subdivision is still plagued with slow orders.
Dalhousie Jct behind where I was shooting from was once the Jct between the New Castle Sub and the Dalhousie Subdivision, a short spur into town which served a massive paper and pulp mill, as well as a chemical plant. The paper mill would fold after a merger and coming under control of AbitibiBowater, during company wide "restructuring". The chemical plant would close only a few months later, as well as the nearby power generating station. Once the scrap from the mill was hauled off, all rail movements on the line ceased. Today its overgrown and has several washouts. While the town has tried to reinvent itself, by attracting new business as well as unsuccessful attempts to create a container port, like most former paper mill towns, these have all fell through.
VIA
Train: No.14
5/27/2024
Dalhousie Jct, NB
CN Newcastle Subdivision
Dalhousie Castle.
Construction on Dalhousie Castle began in 1140 and has served as the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, the chieftains of Clan Ramsay.
The oldest remaining part of the original construction was built in the 13th century and this includes the vaults.
The castle as we see it today including the Drum Tower was built in the 15th century.
Access to the castle was gained by the drawbridge which spanned the moat. The moat has since disappeared when the castle was sold and became a hotel in the 1970’s however parts of the original moat are still visible.
Dalhousie Castle has over the centuries hosted many historical figures including King Edward (known as Edward the Longshanks) he was given the name Longshanks due to his height as he was 6ft.2 inches tall and at that time the average height was just 5ft 5 inches.
Longshanks stayed at the castle in 1298 before his army faced off against William Wallace at the battle of Falkirk on 22nd July 1298.
Edward took with him to Dalhousie a ‘throne’ which is still in the castle where it has remained for 750 years and is on display.
Under the reign of Henry 1V in 1400 the castle was placed under siege for a period of less than 6 months.
Sir Alexander Ramsay bravely fought of the attackers but unfortunately he was abducted and taken to Hermitage Castle where he was starved to death.
In 1648 Oliver Cromwell besieged the castle and used it as a base to springboard his invasion of Scotland.
Other guests be they invited or otherwise included Mary, Queen of Scots who on 30th June 1563 spent a night in the castle as she travelled to Rosslyn Castle.
In 1808 Sir Walter Scott the Scottish writer, historian and politician enjoyed the hospitality offered to him by his school friend George, the 9th Earl of Ramsay.
The castle also hosted Queen Victoria on numerous occasions when she visited Scotland.
In the 20th century the seat of Clan Ramsay moved to Brechin Castle.
Is the castle haunted?
Several ghosts are said to haunt Dalhousie Castle, but the most frequently seen ghost of the castle is The Grey Lady.
The Grey Lady is assumed to be the ghost of Lady Catherine, the 16-year-old mistress of one of the Ramsay lairds.
When his wife found out about the affair, she imprisoned the young girl in one of the turrets and left her to starve.
The poor girl now haunts the turrets, the stairs, the main corridor and the dungeons.
She’s a very active ghost who likes to make herself present. She is the reason why ghost tours are now regular at the castle.
Her rustling dress has been heard, she taps on doors and shoulders and is sometimes even seen sitting at the end of a bed.
Oh, and she hates bagpipe music.
When she’s near, bagpipes tend to play out of tune.
Perhaps one of the most commonly asked question about the Ramsay’s is Gordon Ramsay a member of the House of Dalhousie.
I have met Gordon and spoken to him and the answer is yes he is most definitely related.
Dalhousie Castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
After spending Monday afternoon shooting boathouses along Lake Erie with JDB Photos and Light Forger, we caught the sunset from the pier in Port Dalhousie. Amazingly, just after the sun dipped behind the horizon, the sky exploded with colour. Yes, it was cold. But that was actually a good thing - as the wind whipped the spray into the air, it turned into ice pellets so that I didn't get wet.
I almost didn't call in here, indeed, I have been past before without so much as removing my lense cover, but it is actually much more interesting than I initially realised! The argument for skipping it is that it has been so massively altered, that little of the original castle remains visible from the outside, but the way the building has developed from its medieval tower-house origins into what we see today is unique in my experience.
"Dal-how-zee" Castle is a (or if you prefer 'an') hotel and has been for more than 50 years. It lies 8 miles south-east of the centre of Edinburgh, on the west bank of the South Esk between Bonnyrig and Gorebridge. Up until the turn of the 20th century, it was the seat of the Ramsays.
The clouds and the water at Port Dalhousie yesterday seemed to foreshadow the winter. I thought a black and white rendition was appropriate.
Dalhousie Castle.
Construction on Dalhousie Castle began in 1140 and has served as the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie, the chieftains of Clan Ramsay.
The oldest remaining part of the original construction was built in the 13th century and this includes the vaults.
The castle as we see it today including the Drum Tower was built in the 15th century.
Access to the castle was gained by the drawbridge which spanned the moat. The moat has since disappeared when the castle was sold and became a hotel in the 1970’s however parts of the original moat are still visible.
Dalhousie Castle has over the centuries hosted many historical figures including King Edward (known as Edward the Longshanks) he was given the name Longshanks due to his height as he was 6ft.2 inches tall and at that time the average height was just 5ft 5 inches.
Longshanks stayed at the castle in 1298 before his army faced off against William Wallace at the battle of Falkirk on 22nd July 1298.
Edward took with him to Dalhousie a ‘throne’ which is still in the castle where it has remained for 750 years and is on display.
Under the reign of Henry 1V in 1400 the castle was placed under siege for a period of less than 6 months.
Sir Alexander Ramsay bravely fought of the attackers but unfortunately he was abducted and taken to Hermitage Castle where he was starved to death.
In 1648 Oliver Cromwell besieged the castle and used it as a base to springboard his invasion of Scotland.
Other guests be they invited or otherwise included Mary, Queen of Scots who on 30th June 1563 spent a night in the castle as she travelled to Rosslyn Castle.
In 1808 Sir Walter Scott the Scottish writer, historian and politician enjoyed the hospitality offered to him by his school friend George, the 9th Earl of Ramsay.
The castle also hosted Queen Victoria on numerous occasions when she visited Scotland.
In the 20th century the seat of Clan Ramsay moved to Brechin Castle.
Is the castle haunted?
Several ghosts are said to haunt Dalhousie Castle, but the most frequently seen ghost of the castle is The Grey Lady.
The Grey Lady is assumed to be the ghost of Lady Catherine, the 16-year-old mistress of one of the Ramsay lairds.
When his wife found out about the affair, she imprisoned the young girl in one of the turrets and left her to starve.
The poor girl now haunts the turrets, the stairs, the main corridor and the dungeons.
She’s a very active ghost who likes to make herself present. She is the reason why ghost tours are now regular at the castle.
Her rustling dress has been heard, she taps on doors and shoulders and is sometimes even seen sitting at the end of a bed.
Oh, and she hates bagpipe music.
When she’s near, bagpipes tend to play out of tune.
Perhaps one of the most commonly asked question about the Ramsay’s is Gordon Ramsay a member of the House of Dalhousie.
I have met Gordon and spoken to him and the answer is yes he is most definitely related.
Dalhousie Castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
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.
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