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Scottish Castles

Scotland’s Most Dramatic Castles and Strongholds

Chris TabrahamSeries: Collins Little Books
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Pages
224
Year
2017
Language
English

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A handy guide to nearly 140 of Scotland's most dramatic castles and strongholds, all of which are open to the public.

Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this ebook are not suitable for viewing on black and white e-ink devices.

Historical background and architectural details for each of the castles, accompanied by a beautiful colour photograph. Includes the major sites of Edinburgh and Stirling, and covers from as far north as Shetland (Muness) to as far south as Dumfries and Galloway (Stranraer), west as far as the Outer Hebrides (Kisimul), and east to Aberdeenshire (Balmoral)

Contains an introduction on Scotland's castles - history, description of classification of building type with examples.

Includes details on the property's custodianship, whether cared for by Historic Environment Scotland or the National Trust for Scotland, a description of the gardens where relevant, location, website and phone number.

• Written by Chris Tabraham, formerly Principal Historian at Historic Scotland.

• A concise guide to Scottish castles in an accessible format.

• Of interest to Scottish, local and architectural historians, visitors to Scotland and Scots themselves

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