Come along on a tour of Huntingtower Castle, an iconic castle near Perth, which once consisted of two separate towers. Learn some of the Medieval and Renaissance history of Perth, including power games, the abduction of a king and his revenge, as well as the mysterious Gowrie Conspiracy. To see all the spellings of the names turn on the Close Captions. I hope you enjoy!

@lachlanmccutcheon1655

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tour Very interesting and informative Thank you

@OnMistyMountains

2 жыл бұрын

@@lachlanmccutcheon1655 Happy you liked it!

Very enjoyable!

Beautiful castle. Thanks

thank you for showing my family castle to the world

@OnMistyMountains

8 ай бұрын

I take it you visited? 😁

@user-cp3gr9lx3s

3 ай бұрын

Family bloodline of mines

Hello from the USA! You've done a great job. Thank you for the tour!

@OnMistyMountains

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! It's a great little castle. 😄

Descendant of the fun group Ruthven. You gave more info than I have found in 18 years of research. Thank you!

@Kingabiah308

11 ай бұрын

Me too hey cousins

@user-cp3gr9lx3s

3 ай бұрын

Me three hello cousins

@user-cp3gr9lx3s

3 ай бұрын

I went as far back past swyne and the name before Ruthven

Enjoyed this immensely. Thanks very much!

@OnMistyMountains

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I appreciate the comment! 😊

Fabulous castle towers, amazing medieval paintings, excellent tour, and very interesting history of the castle 🏰

@OnMistyMountains

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's a gorgeous little castle. 😊

As a Ruthven (family moved to and became established in Suffolk in 1700's), I found this fascinating! I will have to visit.

@user-cp3gr9lx3s

3 ай бұрын

Blood relatives of the Ruthven through Gen Samuel Ruffin.

Uchtred MacDowall a Scottish nobleman, and my tenth great grandfather, who lived in the 16th century. He was a Laird of Garthland and was involved in the Raid of Ruthven in 1582. The group of nobles would gather at Ruthven and plot what each of them would do and how it was to be done. Uchtred was later pardoned for his involvement in the raid and the conspiracy was forgiven and he was given his lands and a charter from the king for the barony of Cornwall and that of Garthland. That is how I am here to write this. In 1729 my family came to America on the George and Ann. Thank you for sharing this video!!!

@OnMistyMountains

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story! 😄

Thank you for being You ❤More Restoration ✍️🎅☮️

Thank you so much for making and sharing this video. The Ruthvens are my ancestors and I have visited this castle. The grounds look different. I have studied the family history for years now during this Reformation period and hope to write a historical novel about the family of Patrick Ruthven, his son and heir Patrick, then his brother William, and William's sons. William and wife Dorothea Stewart had 14 children; 5 boys and 9 daughters. The daughters were all married well and were ladies in waiting to Queen Anne of Denmark who was married to King James VI. Thanks again. They owned several castles. Their lothian seat was Dirlton Castle overlooking the south side of the Forth River near the mouth of the river. ❤

@OnMistyMountains

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thank you for sharing your information as well! It's amazing that you know so much about your ancestors. 😁 I wish you the best of luck with your novel! 😊

@sandradahl6770

Жыл бұрын

​@@OnMistyMountains Thank you. The name of the green lady is not Dorothea as popularly told. Dorothea married and had a wonderful life. There are actually two green ladies in Ruthven Castle! I will include their names and story in my book. Yes, it was Dorothea who jumped the maiden's Leap, so that part is mostly true. The rest of the story will be in my book which will be heavily documented with authentic ancient sources.😃

@user-cp3gr9lx3s

3 ай бұрын

Ruthven relative myself and been studying the Ruthven as well, would love to talk with you and the other ppl that have claimed bloodlines

Huntingtower wonderful

I'm Clan Ruthven who changed their name to Trotter and migrated to the States. I hope to visit one day.

Such an informative tour ~ thank you! 😊 I enjoyed seeing the inside- the layout and spiral staircase. I bet the acoustics are very good at Huntingtower Castle too! 🎶 The paintings on the ceiling were so unique. I’m only a little familiar with tempera painting, but I believe some of the Russian Orthodox monasteries used this style for painting icons. Thank you for sharing, Elena! Well done ❤️

@OnMistyMountains

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad you found it interesting. 😊 They do weddings at the castle. I'm sure the acoustics are great for that. But i love the idea of having a little chamber orchestra or choir perform. There is indeed a lot of reverb. I think you're right about the icons. Reading about it, it sounds like a pretty painstaking process, having to paint lots of layers.

Es hermoso ❤️

Well done, your visit was most interesting. I have driven past the castle, en route to another castle in Glenlyon, numerous times and next time I'll call in. Many thanks.

@OnMistyMountains

5 ай бұрын

It's a fascinating little castle. Take your time to see all the little details! 😁

I’ll definitely come for a tour if you’re the one doing it. Great storyteller

@OnMistyMountains

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I think it is a disgrace that such historical monuments to our history are allowed to rot away like this when there are plenty of funds available through tourism to repair restore and rebuild these places in the interests of our heritage education and civilisation. Nice video Subscribed.

@OnMistyMountains

Жыл бұрын

I suspect the financial situation is more complicated considering Historic Scotland has closed so many properties for repair and is not hiring more staff to have places open, at least compared to before 2020. I do hope though that in the future more money will make its way to the monuments that need it.

@grahamthebaronhesketh.

Жыл бұрын

@@OnMistyMountains Me too before they are lost for ever.

@sandradahl6770

Жыл бұрын

My sentiments also. I keep thinking this when I see big ruins. Breaks my heart.

Some of the words are difficult to hear, as the volume has changed.