Castle Stuart
| Castle Stuart | |
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Inverness-shire | |
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 Castle Stuart | |
| Type: | Tower house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NH744494 |
| Location: | 57°31’41"N, 4°6’22"W |
| Village: | Petty |
| History | |
| Built between 1619 and 1625 | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Restored |
| Owned by: | Private |
| Website: | castlestuart.com |
Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about six and a half miles north-east of Inverness. It is within Inverness-shire, close to the bounds of Nairnshire.
The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561.[1] The successive murders of Stewart and his son-in-law, James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, meant that the castle was finally completed by his grandson, James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray, in 1625.[1]
Though the castle initially flourished, it fell into disuse as the fortunes of the House of Stuart sank during the Civil War and Charles I was executed.[1] The castle lay derelict for 300 years before being restored. It is currently used as a luxury hotel.[1]
Golf links
The seaside golf |links at Castle Stuart along Moray Firth opened in 2009, co-designed by two Americans: managing partner Mark Parsinen and golf course architect Gil Hanse.[2][3] It was voted as Best New Course for 2009 by Golf magazine.[4]
The course hosted the Scottish Open in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Castle Stuart) |
- Castle Stuart
- Castle Stuart Golf Links
- Highland Golf Links – Castle Stuart
- European Tour – Scottish Open
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Castle Stuart - Our History
- ↑ Peper, George (February 2009). "Castle Stuart". Links. http://www.linksmagazine.com/golf_courses/castle-stuart. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ RNL (22 July 2009). Parsinen chases the Open dream. http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/Parsinen-chases-the-Open-dream. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "New chapter begins for Barclays Scottish Open". European Tour. 4 July 2009. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2011/tournamentid=2011047/news/newsid=140079.html#fv4815R04tGOFf0B.99. Retrieved 9 July 2016.