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Rothiemay
Castle was once the home of the Gordon's of Rothiemay. At the turn of the
1900s however the Castle was owned by the Forbes Family until they sold it
too a Dutchman in the 1950s. The castle was soon to run into disrepair
during the time of his ownership and in 1961 Mrs Traquare (the former
Daughter of Forbes) purchased it Back. On the advice of her surveyor the
Castle was demolished by dynamite in 1963, but sometime later Mrs Traquare
found that the survey showed inaccuracies and the Castle should not have
been demolished. A house built by Mrs Traquare now stands on the site and
incorporates some of the features salvaged from the Castles destruction,
as does the Village Hall, with some figureheads, built into the wall and
the Church of Scotland Building with a doorway and Arch in the south wall.
The Picture below is one of the few remaining Photographs of Rothiemay
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