The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry

Birlinn, 2006 - Architecture - 658 pages

The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nations wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of 10 years research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses, all alphabetically organised, with detailed maps, visiting information, illustrations, and anecdotes of hauntings and family histories. This is the bible of Scottish castles, an absolute must for all castle enthusiasts and anyone interested in Scottish history.

Contents

• Glossary of Terms: 8
• Maps: 13
• Maps locating every castle in the book: 164
• Castles 41: 231
• Ghosts and Hauntings: 640
• Further Reading: 656

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Castles of Scotland
• Author: Martin Coventry
• Edition: 4, illustrated
• Publisher: Birlinn, 2006
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Nov 3, 2007
• ISBN: 1841584495, 9781841584492
• Length: 658 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / General; Architecture / Buildings / Residential; Architecture / History / General; Architecture / History / Medieval; History / General; Travel / Europe / Great Britain