Old Slains Castle: Falcon Flight & Spanish Blanks

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Join Annie and Jenny as they explore the history of Old Slains Castle. The ruins, which stand atop cliffs looking out into the cold North Sea, are the remnants of ancient power. Old Slain’s castle fell into the Hands of the Hays of Erroll after the Scottish Wars of Independence, but how the Hays of Errol had power fall into their hands is a tale of Danish invasion, battle, and falcons. The Hay’s wielded their power both locally, nationally, and internationally. Embroiled in the counter-reformation, Slains castle was the centre of rebellion and the alleged treasonous plot of The Spanish Blanks. While exile would usually spell the end of someone’s power, not for the Hays of Errol…Join us to destroy an Aberdeenshire Castle. You can support Stories of Scotland on Patreon! www.patreon.com/storiesofscotland Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination.
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0:28.0	com.com.com. Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast about Scottish history, culture, and quite often, castles.
0:50.0	I'm Jenny, Augustie Great Hall. And I'm Annie, a salty seacliff.
0:55.8	This week, we're looking at the breathtaking historic site that was recommended to us by one of our patrons.
1:03.2	We've been on quite a journey learning all about it, so thank you so much for the inspiration.
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1:27.8	Today we are going to the spectacular Slane's Castle.
1:32.3	Just to confuse us a little, there's both an old and a new Slane's Castle.
1:37.8	And there's one that's borrowed and one that's blue.
1:40.2	There's weirdly also a pub in Aberdeen called Slanes Castle, which has a spooky Gothic theme,
1:46.5	but I've not been there since my student days.
1:49.5	Let's stick with their originals, though.
1:52.7	Jenny, how do we tell apart old slains and new slains?
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