Old Photograph Palace Hotel Aberfeldy Scotland

Old photograph of the Palace Hotel in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. A small market town, Aberfeldy is located in Highland Perthshire. Beyond its association with Robert burns Burns, who mentioned Aberfeldy in his poem The Birks of Aberfeldy, the town is known for Wade's Bridge, built in 1733 and designed by architect William Adam, father of the more famous Robert Adam. General Wade considered this bridge to be his greatest accomplishment. Aberfeldy is also mentioned in the traditional Loch Tay Boat Song.



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Tour Scotland Video Dunstaffnage Castle Near Oban

Tour Scotland video of Dunstaffnage Castle located three miles North of Oban, Scotland. The castle was built in the second quarter of the 13th century, as the seat of Duncan MacDougall, Lord of Lorn and grandson of Somerled. Robert the Bruce defeated the Clan MacDougall at the Battle of the Pass of Brander in 1308 or 1309, and after a brief siege, took control of Dunstaffnage Castle. Dunstaffnage was controlled by a series of keepers. king James I seized the castle in 1431, following the Battle of Inverlochy. King James III granted Dunstaffnage to Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll in 1470. During the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745, the castle was occupied by government troops. Flora MacDonald, who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from Scotland, was briefly imprisoned here while en route to imprisonment in London. England. The Campbells continued to add to the castle, building a new house over the old west range in 1725. However, the rest of the castle was already decaying. In 1810 an accidental fire gutted the castle.

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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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