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Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) 1651 siege. Layout sketch and finished watercolour reconstruction from 1984.

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2020-11-26

Tantallon Castle watercolour from 1980's showing how Oliver Cromwell's sappers stormed the outer trench & cut into V shaped Ravelin to roll cannon closer in for better impact during 12 day siege in 1651.#TantallonCastle

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2020-08-23

Spanish Armada in Scotland watercolour images from 1988. Tantallon Castle, Bass Rock and St Andrews Castle.

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2020-08-21

Yester Castle's Goblin Ha' in East Lothian (Scotland) was originally split in two levels with storage below and a wooden floor with fireplace above. ('Vic Sharp' images)

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2020-08-20

Dunbar Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) watercolour reconstructions from 1980's. A stronghold of the Dunbar family. Site defended by Black Agnes in 1338.

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2020-07-20

Battle of Inverlochy Castle in 1431 MacDonalds against Earl of Mar & Earl of Atholl supporters of King James I of Scots. It was unclear who had won (MacDonalds won). Earl of Mar fled bare foot back to his Castle of Kildrummy.

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2020-05-19

Spanish Armada in Scotland 1588 Tantallon Castle, Bass Rock and St Andrews Castle watercolour suggestions from the 1980's.

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2020-04-10

Rothesay Castle, Bute (Scotland) reconstruction suggestion. King Robert III died here 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.

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2020-04-05

English earth and timber fort at Haddington in 1549 around Donjon Keep reconstruction suggestion within medieval Town walls.

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2020-04-01

King James II of Scots killed by his own cannon during the siege of Roxburgh Castle in 1460.

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2020-03-23

Bucholie Castle, Caithness (Scotland) image/paint reconstruction suggestion and original watercolour reconstruction suggestion from 1999.

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2020-02-11

Tantallon Castle watercolour reconstruction suggestions. A Red Douglas stronghold.

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2020-01-21

Dunbar Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) watercolour reconstruction suggestions from mid 1980's. Castle defended by Black Agnes in 1338.

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2020-01-14

Fast Castle, Borders (Scotland) watercolour reconstruction suggestion from 1987. Changed it when I found Hall machicolations led to a Keep which makes more defensive sense.

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2020-01-12

Florence Pugh in Cage at Blackness Castle for filming of . King Robert The Bruce's Sister Mary was held in a cage like this at Roxburgh Castle and so too was Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan at South Berwick Castle.

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2019-12-31

Four East Lothian Castles watercolour reconstruction suggestions. Dirleton (Halyburton), Hailes (Hepburn), Tantallon (Douglas) and Dunbar (Dunbar family).#ScottishCastles

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2019-12-24

Hailes Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) watercolour reconstructions. A Hepburn family stronghold. The Hepburns saved the Douglas banner at the battle of Otterburn in 1388.

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2019-12-17

Bucholie/Bucholly Castle, Caithness (Scotland) layout sketch, watercolour reconstruction suggestion from 1999 and Paint version. Site held by Mowat and Sinclair families.

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2019-12-10