Culzean Castle, Scotland

Culzean Castle stands out from other castles of Scotland. It was built in the 18th century and resembles more a luxurious palace than a typical strengthen structures. The castle is surrounded with a marvellous garden. It has a lot of exotic plants, there were planted even palms. For a number of years, this outstanding castle belonged to the predecessors of the Marquess of Ailsa. Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

In the middle of the 20th century there lived General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. Now, these rooms are turned into a museum, which is dedicated to his life and military career. In 2011 the restoration works were finished and now the castle is open for visitors. Today it is a good entertainment centre, there are held a lot of cultural events and exhibitions. Even more, the castle has a restaurant and outstanding souvenir shops, which are always open.

Also, it is possible to hold there a private event. If you a wealthy man, you can celebrate there a wedding, an anniversary or a simple banquet. As other castles of Scotland, Culzean Castle is known with its mysterious ghosts. People say that there live no less than seven of them. Some visitors and staff claim that they saw a figure of a maid woman. The most popular and mysterious is a bagpiper ghost. It is rather hard to see him but it is quite easy to hear the bagpipe play in the castle almost every night. Next - Eilean Donnain Castle