Scotland's Castles: Rescued, Rebuilt and ReoccupiedScotland’s Castles is a beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the renaissance of Scottish castles that has taken place since 1950. Over 100 ruined and derelict buildings – from tiny towers to rambling baronial mansions – have been restored as homes, hotels and holiday lets. These restorations have mainly been carried out by new owners without any connections to the land or the family history of the buildings, which they bought as ruins. Their struggles and triumphs, including interviews and first-person accounts, form the core of the book, set in the context of the enormous social, political and economic changes of the late twentieth century. |
Contents
The Castle in Fiction | |
The Romance of Ruins | |
The Restorers | |
Restorations Since 1980 | |
Barholm Castle Restored The Inside Story | |
Castle Restorations in Other Countries | |
New Castles | |
The Projects that Failed to Make | |
Castles Lost | |
Notes | |
Plates | |
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