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Drochills [Drochil] Castle, Peebleshire
Webster, Mary, 1830, Watercolour
Drochills [Drochil] Castle, Peebleshire
Drochills [Drochil] Castle, Peebleshire
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13033
Title
Drochills [Drochil] Castle, Peebleshire
Artist / maker
Webster, Mary
Date
1830
Size
14.8 x 19.9 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Drochil Castle is a ruined castle in the Scottish Borders. It is located above the Lyne Water, 10 kilometres north-west of Peebles, and 8 kilometres south of West Linton. James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland, started building Drochil Castle in 1578, three years before his execution by King James VI.
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