13th century
courtyard castle
aka Mortlach
post AB55 4DH
NJ 326 408
Moray
.5m s of Dufftown
s of B975, e of A941
in Balvenie
map
Apr-Sep
0930-1730
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looking down the main hall in the 16th century part of the castle
string course on Atholl Lodgine
along the front of the Atholl lodging are a number of decorative pieces of stonework - string courses around the first story and the attic, rolled moldings around the windows, inserts for coats-of-arms. It's obvious that the "house" was quite lavish.