[MR] BBC: Scottish Castles

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends,

Scotland still has literally hundreds of castles, many ruinous, others 
extensively rebuilt in more recent times, and some restored or largely 
unchanged. This brief BBC slide show presents five of the best; 
http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20120424-great-scottish-castles .  
My all-time favorite is probably Eliene Donan, the last slide in the 
set. This high-level view is one rarely seen.

Just for fun, I've thrown in my own family's castle (both my real 
ancestors' and of my SCA persona), Kilmahew: 
http://www.clannapier.org/album/kilmahew1.htm . This is the earliest of 
the three castles which were owned by various branches of the Napier 
clan/family. This structure probably dates to the 15th century, but 
there was some sort of Napier-owned dwelling here as early as the 1290s. 
Kilmahew Castle is in Cardross village, about 30 miles west of Glasgow 
and not far from the north bank of the Clyde. The other two Napier 
castles are Merchiston Tower and Lauriston Castle, both near Edinburgh, 
and both in use.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, A Proud Scot