Ethie Castle

The records of the castle date back to the early 14th century, when monks of Arbroath Abbey built adjacent to a residential tower of sandstone. Ethie Castle later came by the family de Maxwell in the possession scotland last Cardinal, David Beaton, who was murdered in 1546 in the wake of the Reformation in St Andrews. In 1665 it was bought by the Carnegie family ( later Earls of Northesk ) and held it until 1928, when it was sold to William Cunningham Hector.

Ethie Castle is a template for the fictional Castle of Knockwhinnock in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Antiquary ( German: The Antiquary A romantic paintings.. ) Have been. Sir Walter Scott was a close friend of William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk and dwelt often on the castle.

Ethie Castle was later renovated by Alistair Forsyth, Chief of the Clan Forsyth and has since been used as the seat of the clan. Today the castle is owned by the de Morgan family and was converted into a hotel.

Ghosts

It states in the castle drives a mind to mischief.