[MR] Interesting castle picture

[Garth G. Groff]

M'lady Genevieve,

Don't know why it is pink, but that is apparently the original shade: 
Here are some additional sites about Craigievar Castle, with more 
photos. I like the part about all the Forbes going in by the doors, but 
eventually leaving by the windows because the stairway was too narrow 
for a casket. Sadly none of the sites have much history. I supposed 
somebody has written about book about it. Somewhere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigievar_Castle

http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/17/

http://www.darkisle.com/c/craigievar/craigievar.html

http://www.castles.org/Chatelaine/CRAIGIEVAR.HTM

The castle is sure to be covered in  THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC 
ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, FROM THE TWELFTH TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY by 
David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross (1887) which can be found at   
http://www.electricscotland.com/books/pdf/castellated_architecture.htm . 
Unfortunately, I'm at work, and can't take time to search this huge 
database.

Kind regards,


Mungo Napier, The Crazy Scot


Jennifer Dobyns wrote:
> It's great that they've replaced the cement based mortar with the 
> lime.  Like the article says, it gives the structure a chance to 
> breathe.  So many historic buildings masonry parts are basically 
> crumbling due to the harder cement retouching that has been done to 
> them over the years.  I wish they would have gone into more detail 
> about exactly what makes the coating pink, though.  Is it the sand 
> mixed with the lime that gives it that color, or the underlying 
> brick?  I know, I'm such a geek about these things.
>
> Genevieve D'Aubigne
>
> On Oct 13, 2009, at 8:41 AM, Garth G. Groff wrote:
>
>> Friends,
>>
>> Who can resist a castle like this?: 
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8302858.stm . 
>> I have an earlier photo of Craigievar Castle in a book which shows a 
>> definite orange cast.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>> Mungo Napier, The Crazy Scot
>> (mka Garth Groff)