- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Batsford Ltd (25 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0713489766
- ISBN-13: 978-0713489767
- Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 28.1 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 799,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book is a must for all those fascinated by Scotland's culture, history and heritage. Scotland's breathtaking countryside is studded with ancient castles, and many have stood strong for more than a millennium, each bearing witness to the rich and often bloody history of a nation that has survived generations of attacks from marauding invaders from every point of the compass. Scottish castles were not just fortresses in times of conflict: they were central to the lives of many Scots, of all social stations, through peacetime as well as war. Castles were their work place, home, army barracks, law court, prison, hotel, place of entertainment, place of worship and even their place of execution. This book charts the history of the Scottish people through these ancient buildings, and reveals the human aspect of the Scottish castle that is rarely glimpsed in other history books.
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Chris Tabraham is the Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments with Historic Scotland. A self-confessed 'castle buff', he has directed excavations at several Scottish castles and written extensively about many others. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tabraham covers all the coastline castles of Scotland with a plethora of images that will delight a true castle enthusiast. The text and images follow the voyage of William Daniell, an artist who spent a decade early in the 19th century painting Scottish castles. Photos and diagrams make this complete for the castles that are covered and the information is comprehensive. A great way to become acquainted with Scotland's rich history.
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