Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 14501650 (Osprey Fortress #46)

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. img001.jpg......Page 1 img003.jpg......Page 2 img004.jpg......Page 3 img005.jpg......Page 4 img020.jpg......Page 0 img007.jpg......Page 6 img008.jpg......Page 7 img009.jpg......Page 8 img011.jpg......Page 10 img012.jpg......Page 11 img013.jpg......Page 12 img015.jpg......Page 14 img017.jpg......Page 15 img018.jpg......Page 13 img019.jpg......Page 9 img021.jpg......Page 5 img022.jpg......Page 16 img023.jpg......Page 17 img024.jpg......Page 18 img025.jpg......Page 19 img026.jpg......Page 20 img027.jpg......Page 21 img028.jpg......Page 22 img029.jpg......Page 23 img030.jpg......Page 24 img031.jpg......Page 25 img032.jpg......Page 26 img033.jpg......Page 27 img034.jpg......Page 28 img035.jpg......Page 29 img036.jpg......Page 30 img037.jpg......Page 31 img038.jpg......Page 32 img039.jpg......Page 33 img040.jpg......Page 34 img002.jpg......Page 35 With the exception of key royal sites such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house defensive garrisons. Instead they were primarily fortified dwelling houses, erected in areas of weak Royal authority and feuding between rival clans. Although some enceinte castles were developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, most post-medieval construction focused on the tower house, a distinctive style of Scottish fortification. This book examines the design and function of these towers, plus larger sites such as Urquhart and Blackness. img001.jpg 1 img003.jpg 2 img004.jpg 3 img005.jpg 4 img006.jpg -1 img007.jpg 6 img008.jpg 7 img009.jpg 8 img010.jpg -1 img011.jpg 10 img012.jpg 11 img013.jpg 12 img014.jpg -1 img015.jpg 14 img016.jpg -1 img017.jpg 15 img018.jpg 13 img019.jpg 9 img020.jpg -1 img021.jpg 5 img022.jpg 16 img023.jpg 17 img024.jpg 18 img025.jpg 19 img026.jpg 20 img027.jpg 21 img028.jpg 22 img029.jpg 23 img030.jpg 24 img031.jpg 25 img032.jpg 26 img033.jpg 27 img034.jpg 28 img035.jpg 29 img036.jpg 30 img037.jpg 31 img038.jpg 32 img039.jpg 33 img040.jpg 34 img002.jpg 35