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Lochranza Castle, Isle of Arran (Scotland) my old watercolour reconstruction. Site held by MacSween & Stewart families. King Robert The Bruce landed here in 1306 returning from Ireland to claim the Scots Throne.

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2022-09-27

Skipness Castle, Argyll (Scotland) my old watercolour reconstruction. Built by MacSweens and held by the Campbell family.

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2022-09-26

Mingary Castle, Ardnamurchan (Scotland) one of my old watercolour reconstructions from the 1980s. A MacDonald family stronghold besieged by the MacLeans of Duart with Spanish Armada help in 1588.

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2022-09-23

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2022-09-12

Dalhousie Castle (Scotland) photo from 1989 and my old reconstruction watercolours. A Ramsay family stronghold. A Ramsay of Dalhousie fell in the Scots charge thru an arrow storm at Homildon Hill in 1402.

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2022-08-18

The Castles of Douglas, Strathaven, Inveravon and Abercorn all attacked or slighted in 1455 by King James II of Scots in his War against the Black Douglas family. (my old watercolour reconstructions)

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2022-08-16

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2022-07-01

Dalhousie Castle (Scotland) photo from 1989 and my old reconstruction watercolours. A Ramsay family stronghold. A Ramsay of Dalhousie fell in the Scots charge thru an arrow storm at Homildon Hill in 1402.

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2022-05-22

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2021-10-26

Gight Castle, Aberdeenshire (Scotland) 'Stan Bruce' image, measurement layout sketch & old watercolour reconstruction suggestion. Childhood home of the famous poet Lord Byron.

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2021-10-08

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2021-05-04

Dirlot Castle, Caithness (Scotland) measurement layout sketch, based on Plan, original watercolour reconstruction suggestion (1999) & later Paint version. Keep built by Reginald Cheyne. Site also held by Gunn, Mackay and Sutherland families.

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2021-04-02

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2021-03-28

East Lothian Castles of Dirleton, Tantallon, Hailes and Dunbar. Watercolour reconstructions.

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2021-03-27

Gight Castle, Aberdeenshire (Scotland) 'Stan Bruce' image, measurement layout sketch & watercolour reconstruction suggestion. Childhood home of the famous poet Lord Byron.

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2021-03-25

Gight Castle, Aberdeenshire (Scotland) layout sketch and finished watercolour reconstruction suggestion. L-Plan Keep built by the Gordon family. Site more famous for being the ancestral home of Lord Byron.

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2021-01-14

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2020-12-30

Fast Castle did reconstruction in 1987 followed corbel machicolations along as I thought it was a Hall block. But changed this when I found (in ruin painting) it led to part of a Keep which makes alot more defensive sense. So tweaked reconstruction.

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2020-07-19

Fire away. Where are these old Scottish piles?!?
Will put answers up in a while. :)


Mainland

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2020-06-25