This is my second visit to Kellie’s Castle which is located in Batu Gajah, Perak. Well the last time i went there, i was just a small boy. This time i really got to explore the castle rather well. There were actually alot of people visiting during the time i went there. It was a RM 4 entrance fee to the castle and the rest was magic.

History Of Kellie’s Castle

William Kellie Smith was from a village in Scotland known as Kellas. In 1890, at the age of 20, he arrived in the then undeveloped Malaya. Here, he met an estate owner called Alma Baker, who had won concessions from the state government to clear 360 hectares of forests in Perak. With the substantial profits made from his business venture with Alma Baker, Smith started planting rubber trees and dabbled in the tin mining industry. In time, he became the owner of Kinta Kellas Estate and the Kinta Kellas Tin Dredging Company.

Now with his fortune made, he returned home to marry his Scottish sweetheart, Agnes, and brought her over to Malaysia in 1903. The following year, the couple was blessed with a daughter whom they named Helen. For many years after that, Agnes tried to conceive, but to no avail. William Smith desperately wanted a son and heir to take over his empire in the Malay Isles. After many years, Agnes finally gave birth to a son, Anthony, in 1915. The birth of his child was the start of even greater success for William Smith. To celebrate Anthony’s birth, William Smith decided to expand on his mansion. Smith started planning for a huge castle which he planned to call Kellas House, after his hometown in Scotland…

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I did manage to bring my digital camera this time to take some snaps. So here are around 70+ photos i took of the castle.

Check out the rest of the photos in my Flickr Album.

There are stories that while you are here, you can feel some ghostly feelings and that Kellie’s ghost is walking around the castle. The only ghost in the castle during that time was me! I managed to spend more than a few hours in the castle taking more than 100+ photos. If it wasn’t for the hot sun, i would have really enjoyed myself.

It is rather easy to get to this castle. From the north – south highway exit at the Gopeng toll before Ipoh, and just follow Batu Gajah way. Sign boards are available even to reach the castle. It is rather easy to find. If you haven’t been to this castle, then don’t waste time anymore. Head over there now!