# scottishcastles tantalloncastle scottishcoastalcastles watercolourpainting bucholiecastle kilchurncastle dunbarcastle gightcastle roxburghcastle goblinha yestercastle inverlochycastle

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

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) trace thru layout sketches and my finished watercolours from 1985. A Red Douglas family stronghold.

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2022-08-12

Bucholie Castle, Caithness (Scotland) my old watercolour reconstruction with Crane Bastion for suppy by sea as land access was difficult. Site held by Mowat and Sinclair families.

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2022-08-01

Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe (Scotland) image & reconstruction. A Campbell family stronghold.

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2022-06-26

Found my old layout sketch for Dunbar Castle in attic clear out. This was in 1987 before I found there was another tower on the Left which I added to the amended watercolour reconstruction and recent 'Paint' version.

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2022-02-17

Bucholie Castle, Caithness (Scotland) image. MacGibbons & Ross drawing used as a measurement layout reconstruction template for finished watercolour painting. Site held by Mowat and Sinclair families.

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2021-12-29

Dunbar Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) watercolour reconstructions from the 1984/88.

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2021-10-16

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

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

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2021-09-19

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) trace thru layout sketches and finished watercolours from 1985. A Red Douglas family stronghold.

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2021-05-20

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

Roxburgh Castle, Borders (Scotland) reconstructions. Castle slighted after the death of King James II of Scots during 1460 siege.

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2020-12-18

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