Main entry:

Reid, Stuart, 1954-

Title & Author:

Castles and tower houses of the Scottish clans 1450-1650 / Stuart Reid ; illustrated by Adam Hook.

Publication:

Oxford : Osprey, 2006.

Description:

64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Series:

Fortress ; 46

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Introduction -- Chronology -- Design and development (Motte and bailey castles ; Enceinte castles and courtyard catles ; Tower houses ; Entrances, stair towers and cap-houses) -- Construction (Structure ; roofing ; Slates ; Windows ; Floors ; Internal walls and details) -- Principles of defence (Artillery ; Gunloops) -- Tour of a castle: Urquhart (The Upper Bailey ; The Nether Bailey ; The gatehouse ; The tower house ; Ruin) -- Everyday life in the castles and tower houses -- The castles and tower houses at war -- The fate of the castles and towers -- Visiting the sites today.

Summary:

Scottish castles and tower houses evolved as fortified dwellings that were erected in an environment of weak royal authority and feuding by clans. This work examines the distinctive style of building that flourished in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1841769622 (pbk.)
9781841769622 (pbk.)

Subject:

Tower houses Scotland History.
Castles Scotland History.
Clans Scotland.
Châteaux Écosse Histoire.
Clans Écosse.
Castles.
Clans.
Tower houses.
Scotland History 1057-1603.
Écosse Histoire 1057-1603.
Scotland.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Hook, Adam.
Turner, Graham, 1964-
Fortress ; 46.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276315
Call No.: BIB 210888
Status: Available