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@OpPayne @Stravaig_Aboot It was sacked by the Red Douglas and Lord Crichton in 1443 but was never able to find anything for a reconstruction suggestion. Showed Forrester of Corstorphine shield taken as a trophy as army moved on to attack Abercon. There is a 1500's Dovecote which sat beside the Castle
Cistercian Houses of Newbattle (Dalkeith), Byland (Yorkshire) @GunpowderDan image/reconstruction & Melrose (Borders) Alan Sorrell's classic reconstruction. All followed a set Plan but Melrose, for some reason, was a mirrior image of Sister Houses throughout Scotland & England.
Spanish Armada in Scotland 1588 Tantallon Castle, Bass Rock and St Andrews Castle watercolour suggestions from the 1980's. #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt #watercolourpainting
#WW2 USAAF airbase at Matching Green in Essex. It was only operational for a year but the Americans flew 6,000 sorties from here and 200 crew lost their lives. @DanHillHistory info & #ThenAndNow images turned into a Gif. #WorldWarTwo
Rothesay Castle, Bute (Scotland) reconstruction suggestion. King Robert III died here #OnThisDay in 1406 on hearing his Son and Heir James I has been captured by English pirates off Flamborough Head while heading for safety in France. #RothesayCastle #HistoryRebuilt
English earth and timber fort at Haddington in 1549 around Donjon Keep reconstruction suggestion within medieval Town walls. #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt
@Richard18618097 Prince James hid on the Bass Rock Isle awaiting a ship to France. While his escort army still flying the Royal banner was chased by the Douglas, Halyburton and Sinclair rebel faction. His army was defeated and he was captured by English pirates. He returned from England in 1424.
Nesbit Moor 1355. Ramsay draws Lord Dacre & Grey from Norham into a trap. John Halyburton of Dirleton killed in the Scots charge but English defeated & captives taken for ransom. A French Knight who's Father was killed by English in France bought & executed some of the captives.
King James II of Scots killed by his own cannon during the siege of Roxburgh Castle in 1460. #RoxburghCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt