{"id":1778,"date":"2010-03-24T15:47:27","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T13:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/bletherskite\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2010-03-24T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T13:47:27","slug":"craigievar-castle-to-reopen-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project1-m9gb2xku8.live-website.com\/?p=1778","title":{"rendered":"Craigievar Castle to reopen to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5853\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/craigievar_castle_19911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5853 \" alt=\"Craigievar Castle\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/craigievar_castle_19911.jpg\" width=\"379\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craigievar Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a \u00a3500,000 facelift, taking two years to complete, the National Trust for Scotland has announced that Craigievar Castle is to completely reopen to the public in May.<\/p>\n<p>The 17th century castle, which is near Alford in central Aberdeenshire, has had extensive work done to get it back to looking how it originally did back in the 1600s, including a traditional lime-based alternative to concrete-based harling, and the exterior going back to what experts believe was its original shade of pink.<\/p>\n<p>Craigievar Castle was built by William <a title=\"Clan Forbes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-forbes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a>, a merchant from Aberdeen and brother of the bishop of Aberdeen. 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