@castlesofscotland: Carbisdale was built between 1906 and 1917 for Mary Caroline Mitchell, the Dowager Countess of Sutherland. She became the second wife of George Granville William Sutherland Levenson-Gower, the 3rd Duke and 18th Earl of Sutherland in 1889. When the Duke died in 1892 his Will in favour of the Duchess was bitterly contested by his son. During the legal process that followed the Duchess was found guilty of destroying important documents and was sentenced to six weeks in Holloway Prison. A financial settlement was finally reached which included an agreement that the Sutherland family would build her a new home outside the Sutherland estate. Its location on a hillside means that it can see and be seen from Sutherland, particularly by the Sutherland family as they travelled along the nearby railway line to and from their estates. Indeed, as the 4th Duke's private train passed the castle the carriage blinds would be pulled down. Carbisdale is known as "the Castle of Spite", mainly because of its location, but also because it was built with one more room than Dunrobin Castle, the seat of the Sutherland family. It also has a clock tower with a face on just three sides. The fourth side - the one facing Sutherland - is blank. In 1933, Carbisdale was purchased by the Salvesen family and during the Second World War was used as a refuge for the Norwegian Royal Family, following Nazi occupation of Norway. In 1945 Captain Harold Salvesen gifted the castle to the Scottish Youth Hostel Association. The hostel closed in 2011 and is now a private residence. #Scotland #scottish #castle #History #explore #beautifuldestinations #travel #outlander #castlesofscotland #scottishtiktok #forest #autumn #story #nature #outlander #visitscotland #fyp

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