Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire (Scotland) 'Craig Sturgeon' image & reconstruction. A Bruce family stronghold slighted by King Robert The Bruce to stop its use as an Auld enemy base. #TurnberryCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

MacDuff's Castle, Fife (Scotland) 'Cameron Morrison'
image & reconstruction of two Towers with lean-to buildings & Barmkin. King Edward I of England stayed here in 1304 before owner Sir Michael Wemyss switched sides to King Robert The Bruce. #MacDuffsCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles

Keiss Castle, Caithness (Scotland) one of my old watercolour reconstructions. Site held by the Sinclair family. #KeissCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt #Watercolourpainting

Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries & Galloway (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. Castle besieged by King Edward I of England in 1300. #CaerlaverockCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles

Findlater Castle, Aberdeenshire (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @storyscotland.bsky.social image. A Gordon family stronghold besieged by Mary Queen of Scots forces in 1562. #FindlaterCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Old Slains Castle Keep. Aberdeenshire (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. A Hay family stronghold blown up with gunpowder in 1594 by King James VI of Scots (because of continued Hay involvement in Spanish Armada plots). #OldSlainsCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Kinnaird Head Castle/Lighthouse, Fraserburgh (Scotland) reconstruction of earlier Towerhouse. A Fraser family stronghold. #KinnairdCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Stornoway Castle reconstruction mock-up of oblong Plan Keep with Barmkin wall and footbridge on causeway to mainland. Asked 'AI' to animate old 'Paint' image. #StornowayCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Ravenscraig Castle, Fife (Scotland) reconstruction over 'Cameron Morrison' image. Site started by King James II of Scots (1437-1460). Site designed around the use of cannon prior to his death at the siege of Roxburgh Castle in 1460. #RavenscraigCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles

Dunstaffnage Castle (Scotland) 'Historic Scotland' image & overlap of parts of my watercolour reconstruction from 1984. A MacDougall family stronghold seized by King Robert The Bruce. #DunstaffnageCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt #Watercolourpainting

Brochel Castle, Isle of Raasay (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. A MacLeod family stronghold. #BrochelCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Tarbert Castle, Loch Fyne (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. Site famous for rebuilding work done by King Robert The Bruce in 1325 with enlarged Barmkin wall and extra curtain wall towers. #TarbertCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #KingRobertTheBruce

Caerlaverock Castle reconstruction mock-up with detachable wooden hoarding and wooden palisade over @undisscot.bsky.social image. A Maxwell family stronghold. #CaerlaverockCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Fast Castle, Borders (Scotland) 'Stravaiging around Scotland'
image and reconstruction of narrow Close behind Keep. A Home family stronghold. (With time travelling sheep!) #FastCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Blackness Castle (Scotland) @undisscot.bsky.social & outline of original lower medieval battlement level mock-up & sealed Postern uncovered for a Gif. Also rock cut sea ditch as site was 'The ship that never sailed'. #BlacknessCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles

Coeffin Castle on Island of Lismore on Loch Linnhe (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. Coeffin took its name from a Viking Prince. Site started as a Viking Hall-house & rebuilt with lean-to additions by the MacDougall family. #CoeffinCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles

Blackness Castle (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up of earlier battlement level and sea cut ditch. The ship that never sailed. A Crichton family stronghold. #BlacknessCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles

Castle Mey, Caithness (Scotland) @undisscot.bsky.social image & overlap of my old watercolour reconstruction of earlier 'Barrogill' Castle mock-up. A Sinclair family stronghold. #CastleMey #ScottishCoastalCastles #Watercolourpainting

Duntulm Castle, Isle of Skye (Scotland) 'Frederic Faillet' image & reconstruction. A stronghold of the MacDonalds of Sleat. Likely built on the site of an earlier Broch. #DuntulmCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries & Galloway (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over 'Historic Scotland' image. Castle besieged by King Edward I of England in 1300. #CaerlaverockCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles