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Author : Sheila Forman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Scottish Country Houses & Castles written by Sheila Forman and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Coventry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781899874569
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (745 download)
Download or read book The Castles of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive and most comprehensive collection on castles, towers, and fortified houses of Scotland, with historical accounts, visitor information, and maps.
Author : Sheila Forman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Scottish Country Houses and Castles written by Sheila Forman and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Coventry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781899874248
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Castles of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must for all those who want to visit Scotland's many castles. The book covers all of the coutry's famous strongholds, as well as many lesser-known places, with location, access, visitor facilities, and contact details. There is a map, many photos, a glossary of architectural terms, and a family-name index, allowing the reader to identify any castle associated with their family.
Author : Martin Coventry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Castles of Scotland written by Martin Coventry and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition has been called "the bible of Scottish castles." It is the only book to cover all of them -- a comprehensive reference and gazetteer to more than 2,700 castles and fortified sites. Heavily illustrated throughout with more than 300 photographs and drawings, this new edition has been completely revised, expanded, and updated, with information on 600 new sites. This is an easy-to-use alphabetical guide and gazetteer, with comprehensive listings, index of sites reputed to be haunted, a family names index, and twenty pages of maps locating every castle in Scotland. No castle enthusiast should be without this book. The culmination of ten years' research, The Castles of Scotland offers comprehensive information on the fortified buildings of Scotland, including histories, ownership, locations, facilities, and visitor access. The 2,700 sites discussed include the largest strongholds to the smallest ruins to mere sites. The history of a castle is as important as the physical remains. Some strongholds have a long and fascinating past yet no more than a vestige of their former strength survives, such as the castles at Inverness, Roxburgh, or Dunbar. Few castles can match the stark and romantic beauty of Eilean Donan Castle, or the majestic and imposing grandeur of Ballindalloch Castle or Crathes Castle, the dangerous cliffside setting of Dunnottar Castle, or the picturesque Kilchurn Castle. New for this edition: -- 670 new sites added -- historic houses and mansions open to the public now included -- improved and increased number of illustrations -- updated, corrected and more-detailed entries -- access details for the year 2001 and full list of facilities nowincluded -- 16 pages of full color photographs added to the cloth edition
Author : James Knox
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500291726
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (917 download)
Download or read book The Scottish Country House written by James Knox and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of this stirring tale and visual delight is a group of ten extraordinary houses and castles that have survived the vicissitudes of Scotland's history with almost all of the original families who built them still in residence today. Their histories are peopled with strongwilled men and women--from the notorious General Tam Dalyell of the House of the Binns, who served not only the Stuart kings but the czar of Russia, to the first Duke of Queensberry, who built one of the most sensational castles in Britain, to a love match worthy of the "auld alliance" between the Earl of Stair and his French-born countess. Each house also represents a landmark in Scotland's architectural history, ranging from the early seventeenth to the early twentieth century. The cutting-edge classicism of William Bruce at Balcaskie, the sensational French chateau-inspired Drumlanrig, the splendor of William Adam's baroque at Arniston, and the sublime Palladianism of his sons, the Adam brothers, at Dumfries House, are a roll call of architectural genius. The Victorian passion for all things Scottish is displayed in Lochinch Castle, a bravura example of the Baronial style, bristling with turrets, bartizans, and stepped roofs. And Robert Lorimer's beautifully crafted reconstruction at Monzie at the turn of the twentieth century reveals him as a major talent who synthesized European and purely Scottish styles, expressing, like his fellow architects in this book, a uniquely Scottish sensibility. The architectural revelation is matched by the houses' sensational settings, which merge the historically designed gardens and landscape with the unparalleled wildness and vistas of Scotland. But, as author James Knox writes in his lively, insightful text, "The glory of Scottish country houses is not just their architecture but their contents, which add layers of personality to the interiors." As Knox guides the reader on an intimate tour of the houses, he recounts their fascinating histories and profi les the colorful, often eccentric, lairds, lady lairds, clan chiefs, and nobles who have called them home. And James Fennell's masterly photographs, which rely solely on natural light for effect, capture the distinctive atmosphere of each residence. The Duchess of Buccleuch's boudoir at Bowhill is a frenzy of chinoiserie, needlepoint, and silk tassels. At Ballindalloch, the Macpherson-Grant tartan carpets the entrance hall and Victorian paintings of the family's prized Aberdeen Angus herd--the oldest in Scotland--adorn many a room. The motto of the Munro clan, "Dread God," is emblazoned throughout Foulis Castle--on china, wall plaques, not to mention the clan chief 's bonnet. All of these cherished houses are chockablock with memories of the past, from swagger portraits to sporrans, from vintage photographs to ancient weaponry, from curling stones to fading chintz. Some are also treasure houses, not least Dumfries House, saved from the auction block by a consortium headed by the Prince of Wales, which boasts an unrivaled collection of documented Chippendale and Scottish rococo furniture. "The Scottish Country House" will enthrall anyone with an interest in Scotland, history, architecture, or interior decoration--all wrapped in a compelling narrative of past lives and taste. Praise for "The Scottish Country House" "If you like historic homes, this book is for you. It's filled with beautiful photos of historic Scottish castles and grand estates." -"Design*Sponge" "Who can resist a beautiful chateau set in the lush green countryside of Scotland? I, for one, cannot. In James Knox's new book, he focuses on ten standout examples of Scottish country living. With each house, he details the history of the establishment, and follows through to how it stands today." --"Home Design with Kevin Sharkey" "This book, filled with lavish photography by James Fennell, profiles ten outstanding Scottish castles and mansions, from sprawling Walter Scott
Author : Ian Gow
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474468608
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914 written by Ian Gow and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new illustrated paperback edition examines the Scottish country house in all its guises - from great classical houses like Hopetoun, to familiar castles such as Glamis and Craigievar - as well as giving insights into the architects who designed them, including William and Robert Adam, Sir John James Burnet and Sir William Bruce.
Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856691063
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Great Houses of Scotland written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 26 houses photographed in colour and accompanied by informative text about their history.
Author : Martin Coventry
Publisher : Anchor Books
ISBN 13 : 9781899874576
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (745 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Best Castles and Stately Homes written by Martin Coventry and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best castles, historic houses, royal palaces, and stately homes to visit in Scotland. Contains detailed entries with locations, description, ownership, plan, and drawings. 64 pages of color photographs.
Author : Sheila Forman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Scottish Country Houses & Castles... Illustr. by Scottish Field.... written by Sheila Forman and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Janet Brennan-Inglis
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750958103
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Castles written by Janet Brennan-Inglis and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland’s Castles is a beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the renaissance of Scottish castles that has taken place since 1950. Over 100 ruined and derelict buildings – from tiny towers to rambling baronial mansions – have been restored as homes, hotels and holiday lets. These restorations have mainly been carried out by new owners without any connections to the land or the family history of the buildings, which they bought as ruins. Their struggles and triumphs, including interviews and first-person accounts, form the core of the book, set in the context of the enormous social, political and economic changes of the late twentieth century.
Author : Sonia Baker
Publisher : Stenlake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781840334579
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (345 download)
Download or read book The Country Houses, Castles and Mansions of East Lothian written by Sonia Baker and published by Stenlake Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes referred to as Scotland s Gatekeeper , lying as it does just east of the capital along the Firth of Forth, East Lothian has had an often turbulent history. With stunning photographs taken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before what the author terms the decline of the great houses , this book traces the history of building in the area from the defensible towers of the 14th and 15th century to the great houses built in more settled times by both the gentry and the rich traders of the 18th and 19th century. Among the numerous architectural gems are: Alderston House (showing both interior and exterior views); Bolton Muir near East Gifford; Bothwell Castle, Haddington; Biel House, Stenton; Lauderdale house, Dunbar and Lennoxlove House, Haddington whose L-shaped tower was damaged during the Rough Wooing attacks of the English in 1549.
Author : Charles Wemyss
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 3791347624
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (913 download)
Download or read book The Noble Houses of Scotland written by Charles Wemyss and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enlightening, lavishly illustrated architectural and historical tour explores the unique flavor of Scotland’s great houses. Written from a perspective that is at once personal and scholarly, this unique book examines Scotland’s distinctive country-house architecture. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, drawings and plans, the book guides the reader through the singular features of Scottish noble homes: the stately setting, the balanced facade, the formal appointments and fashionable furnishings, explaining how each was achieved. Architectural historian Charles Wemyss investigates the aspirations of the Scottish nobility and explores the underlying reasons for such a multitude of castles: Scotland’s close cultural relationship with France and northern Europe, the military origins of the nobility and the vital role of the Scottish Treasury. The book also profiles the country’s leading architects: William Bruce, James Smith, William Adam and his celebrated sons, John, Robert, and James. Utterly engaging as well as informative, this book brings a fresh dimension to the study of Scotland’s country houses, placing their achievement in the context of the country’s economic, political, and social history.
Author : Janet Brennan-Inglis
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750958103
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Castles written by Janet Brennan-Inglis and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's Castles is a beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the renaissance of Scottish castles that has taken place since 1950. Over 100 ruined and derelict buildings – from tiny towers to rambling baronial mansions – have been restored as homes, hotels and holiday lets. These restorations have mainly been carried out by new owners without any connections to the land or the family history of the buildings, which they bought as ruins. Their struggles and triumphs, including interviews and first-person accounts, form the core of the book, set in the context of the enormous social, political and economic changes of the late twentieth century.
Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849080453
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650 written by Stuart Reid and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house garrisons required to defend or subjugate towns. Instead they were primarily fortified dwelling houses, erected in an environment of weak Royal authority and endemic feuding between rival clans and groups, in both Highland and Lowland areas. Although some enceinte castles were developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, most defensive construction focused on the tower house, a distinctive vernacular style of Scottish fortification. This book examines the design, development, and purpose of these quintessentially Scottish buildings, and also covers larger sites such as Urquhart and Blackness.
Author : Magnus Magnusson
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Castles and Great Houses written by Magnus Magnusson and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and photographs trace the history of 14 Scottish castles and describe architectural features and furnishings.
Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782004386
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650 written by Stuart Reid and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house garrisons required to defend or subjugate towns. Instead they were primarily fortified dwelling houses, erected in an environment of weak Royal authority and endemic feuding between rival clans and groups, in both Highland and Lowland areas. Although some enceinte castles were developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, most defensive construction focused on the tower house, a distinctive vernacular style of Scottish fortification. This book examines the design, development, and purpose of these quintessentially Scottish buildings, and also covers larger sites such as Urquhart and Blackness.
