Windydoors Tower near Stow, Scottish Borders, Bastle reconstruction mock-up. #WindyDoorsTower #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye (Scotland) 'yesjimstheman'
post turned into a reconstruction mock-up of earlier lay-out suggestion. #DunveganCastle #ScottishCastles

Red Castle, Lunan Bay near Arbroath in Angus (Scotland) reconstruction over @undisscot.bsky.social image. King William the Lion ( the first Scots King to use Lion Rampant as a Royal banner) 1165-1214, had a hunting lodge here in the late 1100s.#RedCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness, Drumnadrochit (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over 'Historic Scotland' image. Site seized by MacDonald family in 1452 to annoy King James II of Scots in his civil War with the Black Douglases & the Lindsay family. #UrquhartCastle #ScottishCastles

Dirleton Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. Built by the De-Vaux family. Slighted by King Robert 'The Bruce' to stop its use as an English base. #DirletonCastle #HistoryRebuilt #ScottishCastles

Garleton Castle, near Haddington, East Lothian (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. A Seton family build over an earlier site. #GarletonCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Roslin Castle (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. A Sinclair family stronghold. Site attacked by English forces in 1544 and 1650. Both assaults were from the side as a frontal attack would be madness. #RoslinCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Yester Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) 'In search of Magic' image & reconstruction mock-up of courtyard wall with lean-to buildings. Raised by the Hay family over the stump of the Goblin Ha' that was slighted by King Robert The Bruce. #YesterCastle #ScottishCastles

Yester Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) 'Craig McLaren' image of steps from within close leading down to Goblin Ha' vault & reconstruction. A Hay family stronghold. #YesterCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Yester Castle's Goblin Ha' 'Vic Sharp' image & reconstruction showing position for beams supporting floor above. A Hay family stronghold. #YesterCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Ferniehirst Castle, Roxburghshire (Scotland) 'Andrew Kerr' image & reconstruction mock-up of missing wing & Barmkin wall. A Kerr family stronghold. #FerniehirstCastle #ScottishCastles

Byres Castle's Orchard Tower, near Haddington (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. It had stone Beeboles in the lower vault wall for Beehives as tower was originally in the middle of an ancient orchard. #ByresCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Lennoxlove House, near Haddington (Scotland) 'Cameron Morrison' image & reconstruction mock-up of earlier set up with L-Plan Keep and barmkin of Lethington Castle. A stronghold of the Maitland family. #LennoxloveHouse #ScottishCastles

L-Plan Keep of Ormiston Castle. My watercolour reconstruction from 1998. Nearby is the famous yew tree with links to George Wishart and John Knox. #OrmistonCastle #Watercolourpainting #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Castle Roy near Nethy Bridge (Scotland) 'Paint' reconstruction mock-up from 2018. May have been built by the Comyn family. #CastleRoy #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Castle Moil/Maol (Caisteal Maol) Skye (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. Built by the MacKinnons and originally known as Dunakin. Highland chiefs met here in 1513 to support Sir Donald MacDonald in his claim as Lord of the Isles. #CastleMaol #ScottishCastles

Niddry Castle, West Lothian (Scotland) my old watercolour reconstruction of L-Plan Keep with Barmkin wall. A Seton family stronghold. Mary Queen of Scots fled here after her escape from Lochleven Castle in 1568. #NiddryCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #Watercolourpainting

Scalloway Castle (Shetland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. Built by Earl Patrick Stewart. #ScallowayCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe (Scotland) @leswilsonislay.bsky.social image & reconstruction mock-up. A Campbell family stronghold. #KilchurnCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebu

Dundas Castle, South Queensferry (Scotland) built in 1416 by the Dundas family. Mock-up of earlier Keep and palisade castleton suggestion. #DundasCastle #ScottishCastles