The village is the location of Cawdor Castle, the seat of the Earl Cawdor. A massive keep with small turrets is the original portion of the castle, and to it were added, in the 17th century, later buildings forming two sides of a square.[2]
Macbeth, in Shakespeare's play of the same name, becomes Thane of Cawdor early in the narrative.[1] However, since the oldest part of the castle's structure dates from the late 14th century, and has no predecessor, Shakespeare's version's historical authenticity is dubious.[citation needed]
The name "Cawdor" is the English pronunciation and spelling of the ancient and original name Calder. In the early 19th century, the Lord at the time was residing in England and changed the name of the castle, town and clan overnight so that it would match the Shakespearian designation.[citation needed]
In 1984, a strong candidate for a Roman fort was identified at Easter Galcantray, south west of Cawdor, by aerial photography.
The site was excavated between 1985 and 1988 and several features were identified which are of this classification.
A single fragment of Roman coarse ware was found in the bottom of the ditch outside the south-west gateway along with burnt material; this pottery has very similar fabric to that found at Inchtuthil. In addition to this sparse pottery evidence, the demolition deposits in the western ditch yielded a piece of charcoal which has been radiocarbon dated to A.D. 80-130 (Calibrated).[1]
The radiocarbon test gave a possible date of construction during the Agricola campaign.[3]
^ ab"Cawdor". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cawdor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 587.
cawdor, australian, locality, same, name, south, wales, scottish, gaelic, caladair, village, parish, highland, council, area, scotland, village, miles, kilometres, south, southwest, nairn, miles, kilometres, east, inverness, village, historic, county, nairnshi. For the Australian locality of the same name see Cawdor New South Wales Cawdor Scottish Gaelic Caladair is a village and parish in the Highland council area Scotland 1 The village is 5 miles 8 kilometres south southwest of Nairn and 12 miles 19 kilometres east of Inverness The village is in the Historic County of Nairnshire CawdorScottish Gaelic CaladairCawdorLocation within the Inverness areaOS grid referenceNH846486Council areaHighlandCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNairnPostcode districtIV12 5PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentInverness Nairn Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish ParliamentInverness and NairnList of places UK Scotland 57 30 49 N 3 55 37 W 57 51352 N 3 92693 W 57 51352 3 92693 Coordinates 57 30 49 N 3 55 37 W 57 51352 N 3 92693 W 57 51352 3 92693 Contents 1 History 1 1 Roman fort 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory EditThe village is the location of Cawdor Castle the seat of the Earl Cawdor A massive keep with small turrets is the original portion of the castle and to it were added in the 17th century later buildings forming two sides of a square 2 Macbeth in Shakespeare s play of the same name becomes Thane of Cawdor early in the narrative 1 However since the oldest part of the castle s structure dates from the late 14th century and has no predecessor Shakespeare s version s historical authenticity is dubious citation needed The name Cawdor is the English pronunciation and spelling of the ancient and original name Calder In the early 19th century the Lord at the time was residing in England and changed the name of the castle town and clan overnight so that it would match the Shakespearian designation citation needed Roman fort Edit Main article Cawdor Roman fort In 1984 a strong candidate for a Roman fort was identified at Easter Galcantray south west of Cawdor by aerial photography The site was excavated between 1985 and 1988 and several features were identified which are of this classification A single fragment of Roman coarse ware was found in the bottom of the ditch outside the south west gateway along with burnt material this pottery has very similar fabric to that found at Inchtuthil In addition to this sparse pottery evidence the demolition deposits in the western ditch yielded a piece of charcoal which has been radiocarbon dated to A D 80 130 Calibrated 1 The radiocarbon test gave a possible date of construction during the Agricola campaign 3 See also EditRoyal Brackla distilleryNotes Edit a b Cawdor The Gazetteer for Scotland School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society Retrieved 17 June 2018 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Cawdor Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 5 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 587 Excavations at Cawdor 1986 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cawdor External links EditCawdor Castle website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cawdor amp oldid 1138856067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
