Scottish
Castles
Scottish
Castles Through History...
History.Introduces Scottish castles in history, from the earliest
Celtic hill-forts, brochs and crannogs to the great might of
the stone castles at Stirling and Edinburgh. The importance
of each type of castle is explained and castle life, defences
and their role in Scottish history also feature.
The
Castles of Western and Northern...
Scotland.
Castle
Touring Guides: The Heart and... West of Fife.
Tales
of Stirling Castle and the Battle... of Bannockburn.
The
Secret Life of Edinburgh Castle:...
Facts, Funnies and Fables.
North
East Castles: Castles in the... the Landscape of North East
Scotland.
The
"Daily Telegraph" Castles and... Ancient Monuments of Scotland.
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Tales and Traditions of Scottish...
Castles. Audio Cassette. An Audio Cassette collection of tales
for anyone who enjoys Scotland's heritage and tales of its gaunt
and shadowy ruins.
The
Magnificent Castle of Culzean and... the Kennedy Family.
Culzean castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property
of the National Trust for Scotland. Built in the late 16th century
above a network of caves, the castle became a centre for smuggling
during the 18th century. Sir Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassillis,
went on an extended grand tour in the 1750s and returned full
of ideas as to how to improve his vast estates and home. His
brother and heir commissioned Robert Adam to create his masterpiece
and became bankrupt as a result. The estate was rescued when
wealthy American cousins inherited it in 1792. Archibald Kennedy,
1st Marquess of Ailsa, completed the house and lavished money
on the property. Produced in association with the National Trust
for Scotland, this volume tells the whole history of the castle.
Michael Moss has carried out extensive research, drawing on
estate records, original plans and family correspondence to
create a major history of the castle and an account of the running
of a Scottish country estate.
The
Castles of Scotland: A Comprehensive...
Reference and Gazetteer to More Than 2300 Sites.
The
Castles of the Heartland of Scotland.
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