Come away with me....

Come away with me...let us run free in the garden, playing games, sitting in the sun as it caresses our skin. Hear the bubbling waters from the river near as it rushes to and fro. Flowers swing as the wind caresses their petals...giving it's final flourish of colour before the last of Autumn sends them to sleep with it's angelic lullaby as winter takes hold. Majestic peacocks wander free saying hello and goodbye as quickly as you can spot them...if your still and lucky, they just may come and wander near you. Statues stand tall and proud as if smiling down to you, enchanted that you have come to say hello. The sweet floral musk scents the air, warm and enchanting...sending the senses in rapture....this wonderland hidden away from the bustles of the world. Full of history and decadence...a little paradise on earth. Stay, sit, wander, dream...let it dazzle you..enchant you....and you may not ever wish to leave!

Happy Monday beauties...some of my photos taken at Drummond Castle that I ventured to some time ago...below you'll find some history on it as well, it's a special place, only really & fully experienced in the flesh...I do hope all of you get to venture there sometime soon!! This is part one...I'll share more with you in the next post ;-) I hope you enjoy it & have a wonderful day!!

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Dainty History Lesson

Drummond Castle, built in 1941 by Sir John Drummond. His daughter was the lover of James IV; it is rumoured that they even married and had a daughter. In order to form an alliance with England, Scotland's nobles wanted James IV to marry Margaret Tudor, the sister of the English king Henry VII. Margaret Drummond was in the way of this plan and along with her two sisters, were murdered with poisoned fruit. Mary Queen of Scots stayed at the castle. It is best known for it's gardens. The castle comprises a tower house built in the late 15th century and a 17th century mansion, both which were re-built in Victorian times. 

The castle was sacked by the army of Oliver Cromwell in 1653, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth was Lord Chancellor of Scotland under King James VII. He began the mansion house in 1689, before being imprisoned following the deposition of King James by William of Orange. He later fled to the exiled Jacobite court in France. The Drummonds continued to support the Jacobite cause in the uprisings of 1715 and 1745. The family retained control of the estate until 1750 when the Drummond properties were declared forfeit and seized by the state. The estate was managed by the Commissioners for Forfeited Estates until 1784, when it was sold to Captain James Drummond. He began a number of improvements that were continued by his daughter Sarah and her husband Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1782–1865). These included the formal gardens and terraces in the 1830s. Queen Victoria visited the gardens in 1842.

Drummond Castle passed to Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1809–1888), and then to her son, Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster (1830–1910). The upper stories of the tower house were rebuilt and heightened in pseudo-medieval style in 1842–53. The mansion was renovated in 1878, to designs by George Turnbull Ewing. The 3rd Earl of Ancaster and his wife, Nancy Astor, replanted the gardens in the 1950s. The castle is now the seat of the 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. 

The castle itself isn't allowed to be visited inside, it's just the grounds itself that are opened to the public to view.

{The hole in the tree looked like a heart to me}

{All photos have been taken by me, KizzyDoll. All rights reserved. Please do not use without my permission. Thank you. Historical information gathered from web search and wikipedia}

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