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An archive of 16th century maps available on an Internet Web site has allowed a historian to identify the site of a forgotten medieval castle on the Black Isle, north of Inverness. Although the site of Castledownie was identified on late 19th century maps, archaeologists dismissed the idea that it had been the site of an earlier fortification. But now that the maps of the late 16th century map maker Timothy Pont have been made available on the web by the National Library of Scotland, a researcher has linked a prominent tower house on the same site. Pont's maps are the earliest surviving detailed maps of Scotland. His map illustrations of buildings were often accurate representations. The curator of the nearby museum at Cromarty has now used the maps to find evidence of the original buildings on the site.
Holiday in Scotland - Romantic Islands and The Castle TrailsAvailable dates in 2003 include: September 15th, 2003 visiting 9 castles - Glamis Castle , Dunnottar Castle ,Huntly Castle ,Urquhart Castle , Eilean Donan Castle , Dunvegan Castle , Dunstaffnage Castle , Inverlochy Castle , Kilchurn Castle . Other tours include Our Rainbow Tour includes a visit to Glamis Castle , Edinburgh Castle , Urquhart Castle , Dunstaffnage Castle , Duart Castle , Inverary Castle and Culzean Castle . Our Clan MacDonald tour runs on July 25th, 2003 and includes visits to Dunstaffnage Castle , Duart Castle , Glencoe , Armadale Castle , Dunvegan Castle , Fernie Castle , Scone Palace and Edinburgh Castle Our Scottish cruise 2003 includes visits to Oban, Mallaig,' West Highland Line's to Fort William, Kyle of Lochalsh, Isle of Skye, Loch Gairloch, Inverewe Gardens, Loch Hourne & Nevis, Tobermory &endash; Isle of Mull, Isle of Iona and Loch Leven. What Are Scotland's Top Historic Treasures? Two archaeologists have suggested a "top 10" of Scottish treasures. The selection has been based not just on intrinsic value or aesthetics but on what they tell us about the past. The items at the top of their list, for example, are two polished flint axes found in Banffshire in 1881 - they are 4,500 years old, dating from the Neolithic period, chipped from stone and polished to a smooth finish. The second top item is a bow found in Moffat which is 6,000 years old. Other items in the "top ten" include: ~ The Hilton of Cadboll carved stone dating from 800AD, found in Ross and Cromarty. ~ The Cramond Lioness - from Roman times, 1700 years ago, found in 1997 in the river Almond, near Edinburgh. ~ The Lewis Chessmen - a cache of over 90 carved ivory chess pieces, probably Viking in origin, from the 12th century. ~ The Deskford Carynx- a highly ornate wind instrument from the Celtic Iron Age found in a peat bog in north-east Scotland. ~ The Traptrain Treasure - a massive hoard of Roman silver found in a hill fort in east Lothian, dating from 395-423AD. Most of these items are on display in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Knock Castle , also called Caisteal Chamuis (Castle Camus) , is four miles from Armadale near Teangue in Sleat on the Isle of Skye . The castle is an old MacDonald stronghold and it is in ruins . It is haunted by a 'Green Lady'. Stone from the castle was used in 1825 to build Knock Farm . This castle is for sale along with the title Baron of Macdonald for £1 million ( $1.5 million ) . The buyer will be able to call themselves Baron of MacDonald and apply to Scotland's Lord Lyon King of Arms for a personal coat of arms. A baron's wife can use the courtesy title Lady MacDonald .. A rare opportunity has arisen to acquire the co-ownership rights to the bygone styled title name and legend "Lordship of the Manor of ( your name here ) ". More details Single royalty free images can be used for - screensavers, wallpaper, electronic greeting cards, web sites and presentations. File size is 600k . Price is $40 / £25 . The image is sent by email . The image can not be resold , distributed or downloaded to third parties . Copyright is retained by Photogold NEW - 10 royalty free picture collections on CDEach CD contains a set of 4.5 Mb TIFF files and costs £199 / $299 , apart from CD ten which costs $400 / £250
A rare opportunity has arisen to acquire the co-ownership rights to the bygone styled title name and legend "Lordship of the Manor of ( your name here ) ". More details Eilean Donan Castle - Dunnottar Castle - more pictures of 20 castles in Scotland To subscribe to the castles for sale newsletter , click here Nearest
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