Tour Scotland Video Duffus Castle Near Elgin Moray

Tour Scotland video of Duffus Castle near Elgin, Moray, Scotland. It was a motte and bailey castle and was in use from 1140 to 1705. The castle was destroyed in 1297 during a rebellion against English rule in the region. During its occupation it underwent many alterations. The most fundamental was the destruction of the original wooden structure and its replacement with one of stone. At the time of its establishment, it was one of the most secure fortifications in Scotland. At the death of the 2nd Lord Duffus in 1705, the castle had become totally unsuitable as a dwelling and so was abandoned.



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Tour Scotland Video Caerlaverock Castle Dumfries And Galloway

Tour Scotland video of Caerlaverock Castle on the southern coast of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Caerlaverock was a stronghold of the Maxwell family from the 13th century until the 17th century when the castle was abandoned. It was besieged by the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and underwent several partial demolitions and reconstructions over the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th century, the Maxwells were created Earls of Nithsdale, and built a new lodging within the walls, described as among the most ambitious early classical domestic architecture in Scotland. In 1640 the castle was besieged for the last time and was subsequently abandoned. Although demolished and rebuilt several times, the castle retains the distinctive triangular plan first laid out in the 13th century. Caerlaverock Castle was built to control trade in early times.

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Tour Scotland Video BothWell Castle South East Glasgow

Tour Scotland video of BothWell Castle above a bend in the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire between Bothwell and Uddingston, about 10 miles South East of Glasgow, Scotland. Construction of the castle was begun in the 13th century by the ancestors of Clan Murray, to guard a strategic crossing point of the Clyde. Bothwell played a key role in Scotland's Wars of Independence, changing hands several times. Following Robert the Bruce's victory at Bannockburn in 1314, the castle provided shelter for several English nobles. However, the castle's constable, Sir Walter FitzGilbert, surrendered the castle to the approaching Scots. n 1336 the English returned again, this time under King Edward III. The English king had the castle repaired, and again made it his headquarters in Scotland. The following year, however, Sir Andrew Murray, nephew of Sir William and the rightful owner of Bothwell, recaptured the stronghold, again using siege engines.

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Old Photograph Kitchen Tolquhon Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the kitchen in Tolquhon Castle located north west of Pitmedden, and 2 miles south of Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle was built by William Forbes, 7th Laird of Tolquhon, between 1584 and 1589 as an extension to the earlier tower house known as Preston's Tower. After William Forbes' death his descendants continued to occupy Tolquhon until 1718, when they were forced to move out due to debts incurred by the failure of the Darien scheme. The castle subsequently decayed and is now a ruin.



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Old Photograph Knockdow House Scotland

Old photograph of Knockdow House located eleven miles South of Dunoon, Cowal Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland. Knockdow was the seat of the McGorrie Lamonts, the house is located in a 6,000 acre estate, and was built in 1817, and enlarged and remodeled by the last Lamont of Knockdow, Sir Norman Lamont. In 1893 the Clan Chief sold all the remaining clan lands excepting Knockdow and left for Australia. The current Clan Chief is a Priest in Australia.



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