Cawdor

Cawdor

Cawdor (spr. kaodör), Dorf in Schottland, 8 km von Nairn, mit (1891) 1026 Einw. und einem Schloß aus dem 15. Jahrh., an Stelle desjenigen gebaut, in dem Macbeth den König Duncan ermordet haben soll. Unfern der Loch of the Clans, ein kleiner See mit Pfahlbauten (Crannoges).


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