Medieval Information

Corgarff Castle was a regular small fort to defend the defending army against enemy soldiers.

Among many months of waiting and resisting, many things took place. The most famous story in Corgarff Castle is the following:

A few years after William Wallace was born, the Scottish king, Alexander III had married a very beautiful young woman.

During the wedding party, a skeleton was said to have danced among the guests. The king was very curious about this, but could never see the skeleton himself.

Two months later, the king had a reunion in a nearby castle to discuss militar affairs - nevertheless, it grew dark and he decided to ride home alone in the midst of the night.

King Alexander III fell with his horse into a huge abyss which made him die instantly. Since he had no hairs, the War of Independence begun.