The original stone keep, built before 1267, is generally considered to be by Sir Hugo de Giffard.
Sir Hugo de Giffard was known as the 'Wizard of Yester', and was considered to be a powerful warlock and necromancer. It is in the undercroft of the castle that he was thought to practise his sorcery. 15th century chronicler Walter Bower mentions the large cavern in Yester Castle, thought locally to have been formed by magical artifice:
Legend supposed that Hugo was able, via a pact with the Devil, to raise a magical army to his aid, and use them to carry out his will.
It is this army of hobgoblins that was considered the builders of Yester Castle.
No comments:
Post a Comment