Post by King Adam Aberdeen I on Sept 12, 2010 10:50:07 GMT -6
Osdale Castle sits upon a knoll, within MacLeod's Tables, just off the Osdale River, and is situated on sloping terrain with good drainage and sufficiently elevated yet not totally exposed to the elements at the top of higher ground across the river, making it hard to take Osdale by surprise. Osdale is also equipped with the best defenses and, when put to the test, fairs extremely well.
The Castle has been a stronghold of the Chiefs of Robertson since the Celtic Earls of Atholl. Ancestral alliances between Robertson and MacLeod continued ownership of the fortified castle, though unused by any for more than 50 years.
It was Osdale Castle that Alexander Robertson would escape to after the Revolt at Dun Darroch. Under the cover of night, Robertsons; Alexander, Keliana, Theodore and his two sons, along with four loyal servants; would venture across macLeod land to Osdale castle.
The Castle has been a stronghold of the Chiefs of Robertson since the Celtic Earls of Atholl. Ancestral alliances between Robertson and MacLeod continued ownership of the fortified castle, though unused by any for more than 50 years.
It was Osdale Castle that Alexander Robertson would escape to after the Revolt at Dun Darroch. Under the cover of night, Robertsons; Alexander, Keliana, Theodore and his two sons, along with four loyal servants; would venture across macLeod land to Osdale castle.
