Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Traveling Tuesdays: Virtual Visit to the Castle Grant



It’s just hours away by jet, but for now I have to admire Castle Grant with pictures taken by others. My dad always wanted to travel to Scotland, but never had the time. Well-versed in the history of Scotland and the responsibilities of the clan laird, he taught us the importance of caring for one another and debating or fighting for what’s right. 

Castle Grant



On long trips, we listened to ballads like the Skye Boat Song. The Battle of Culloden was the last land battle fought in the UK, and aye, the blood was spilled – oops, sorry, that was my dad’s way of encouraging us to listen and learn. . In less than an hour, over a thousand Jacobites and 300 Hanoverians were killed.



I thought it was sad that Bonnie Prince Charlie was in so much danger that he was disguised as an Irish spinning maid, put into a boat outside of Benbecula, and taken to Skye for safety. The sea, although rough, was safer than land.


Flora McDonald petitioned for and received a pass to sail from Benbecula to Skye. She was later arrested for her part in Charles Edward Stuart’s escape. While she was subjected to heaven knows what kind of conditions in the Tower of London, Prince Charlie sailed to France. 


The castle is a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey. It wasted away over time and was finally restored during the 1990s. Sold in 2006, it was seized several years late for nonpayment and sold to foreign investors in 2014. 


One of Scotland’s best salmon fishing rivers, River Spey near Castle Grant offers an incredible opportunity for fly fishing. The River Tay is also an excellent river for fishing. I think that there is a fishing gene that has been passed down from generation to generation. My dad loved to fish!


Bridge on the River Tay

Tay Hotel


Where would you like to travel if you received an all-expenses-paid trip? When I get to Scotland, I'd like to stay a night at the Tay Hotel.

24 comments:

  1. I have always wanted to visit Ireland or Scotland to see a castle in real life. It's on my bucket list.

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  2. My daughter really wants to visit both Ireland and Scotland. She wants to visit Kilkenny Castle (aka Butler Castle) in Kilkenny Ireland because she has done research on it multiple times.

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  3. A visit to Scotland has been on my bucket list for years. I'd love to see the highlands and a few of those incredible castles.

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  4. Oh my just beautiful! I have always wanted to visit there. So pretty!

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  5. I have a friend who used to live in Scotland and just returned from a month of visiting her parents. Her pictures are so beautiful and this one is as well. I want to visit!

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  6. So beautiful. I would love to visit Scotland, its actually been on my list for quite some time. All the photos I see I just stare at and could for hours! - Jeanine

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  7. I have always wanted to visit Dublin. I want to go to the Guinness factory and see a castle.

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  8. I've never been to the UK and Ireland - it would be my pick for an all expense paid trip.

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  9. Scotland looks stunning and I know a few people who have made the actual trek. There are so many destinations on my travel bucket list but Italy currently holds the top spot.

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  10. Looks so beautiful! I love castles, they are so interesting and beautiful! I would love to go!

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  11. I have always wanted to visit Great Britain. I have already been to England a couple of times, nest I want to go to Ireland

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  12. That looks so beautiful! I want to travel to Europe so badly once the little ones get a bit older!

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  13. Oh that place looks just magical! I love castles and old history like this. Great virtual visit

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  14. I wouldn't mind visiting Scotland. Have some ancestors from there.

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  15. Gosh, it's just gorgeous. I've never been to Scotland. I would love to cross more countries off my travel bucket list.

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  16. Ireland is definitely #1 on my list, but I would love to visit Scotland too! It looks so beautiful there!

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  17. It would definitely be nice to learn more about Scotland's history while seeing the sights. I hope I can make it out there to see all this for myself.

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  18. That looks absolutely beautiful. I hope to see it for myself some day.

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  19. I would LOVE to visit Scotland! The castle are stunning!

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  20. I would love to visit Scotland. It would be cool to see my maiden name.

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  21. Scotland looks beautiful. I'd make my way to Morocco with an all expense paid trip.

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  22. Wow I too will admire the pictures until I can one day visit. Hoping we will get stationed overseas one day to have these experiences.

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  23. This is on my list of places to visit. Looks so beautiful.

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  24. Wow! That is so beautiful! I would love to see this.

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