This seven-storey castle was built in the early 17th Century and has been called the "epitome of the Jacobean Renaissance in Scotland". Craigievar was completed by William Forbes, otherwise known as Danzig Willie, in 1626. It was built next to his family's estate, Fintray, to show off his wealth and status and he created the new castle from an already-existing castle half built on the site, sold to him by the Mortimer family. The first William Forbes died in 1627 while his son, also called William, was made a Baronet of Nova Scotia by Charles 1st in 1630. In turn his son, Red Sir John, nicknamed because of his complexion and fiery hair colour, succeeded him in 1648. During his residency Red apparently forced a member of the rival Gordon clan out of the window in The Blue Room, where he fell to his doom. In 1963 the castle was bought from the Forbes-Sempill family by a consortium of benefactors and presented to the National Trust for Scotland. The most frequently sighted spirit is the ghost of a musician, a fiddler who fell into the well at the castle and drowned. He is said to appear only to those who bear the name Forbes. The Blue Room is known as 'the ghost room' on account of the frequent disturbances, as dark figures have been seen here, particularly by the window where one of the Gordon clan fell to his death. A mysterious apparition has been seen on the stairs, while a man has been spotted in the Great Hall, wandering aimlessly.