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This 800-year-old Scottish castle is about to Collapse - Great British Castle Rescue

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Fyvie Castle has survived warrior kings, bloody battles, and 800 years of history but today it faces its greatest threat yet. From medieval foundations built like marbles to modern cement gone wrong, Rick Edwards uncover why this legendary Scottish fortress is now in serious danger. Great British Castle Rescue follows Rick Edwards as he ventures inside some of the UK’s most spectacular and endangered castles. From crumbling medieval towers to collapsing royal chambers, engineers and historians battle to stabilise these epic structures with help from National Lottery funding. Each rescue unlocks extraordinary stories of warrior kings, civil wars, brutal betrayals and forgotten lives. Across each episode, Rick meets heritage experts, engineers and stonemasons racing to save these buildings.