Cawdor Castle

Local nameCawdor Castle
LocationCity of Edinburgh, UK

Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century. It remains in Campbell ownership, and is now home to the Dowager Countess Cawdor, stepmother of Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor.

The castle is best known for its literary connection to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, in which the title character is made "Thane of Cawdor". However, the story is highly fictionalised, and the castle itself, which is never directly referred to in Macbeth, was built many years after the life of the 11th-century King Macbeth.

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Opening hours

May - Oct 2:
Daily: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(Last admission 30 min before closing.)

Admission

Adults: £10.70
Students: £9.70
Children (5 - 15): £6.70
Family (2 + up to 5): £31

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawdor_Castle

Official Website https://www.cawdorcastle.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/Cawdor_Castle

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cawdor-Castle/143970695613688

Email info@cawdorcastle.com

Phone +44 1667 404 401

Address Cawdor, Nairn IV12 5RD, United Kingdom

Coordinates 57°31'27.476" N -3°55'35.881" E

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