Bog o' Gight (3)
As was so often the case with 'great houses', Gordon Castle was used as a military hospital during the Great War, following which, in 1935 the castle and estate were surrendered to the Crown in lieu of death duties.  As can be seen from the graffiti on the walls in this photo, the castle was used again by the military during the 2WW - by the Gordon Highlanders and Highland Light Infantry in particular it would seem!  I particularly like the comment at top right!  I wonder if it was true!

Military occupation during two world wars clearly did the building no favours and by the 1950s it was infested with dry rot, which resulted in large scale demolition.  

<i>(Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.canmore.org.uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.canmore.org.uk</a> )</i>
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