Balcomie Castle
A late 16th-century castle
of Belcomie, with its
five-story tower, ranges and
walled garden, stands within
a complex that includes a
19th century mansion and
modern farmstead.
The gatehouse at Belcomie
still bears the arms of the
Learmounth and Myretoun
familes who once lived here.
It was at Belcomie that Mary
of Guise was welcomed in June 1538 when she landed in Scotland on her way to
marry James V at St Andrews.
Balcomie supposedly has six ghosts, the main one being a young boy who was
locked in the keep by a certain general who was irritated by the boy's incessant
whistling. The general then left and forgot the boy. Seven days later he rushed back
upon remembering the child, only to find he had starved to death.
Specific Gordon connection unknown.
