Torwood, Stirlingshire

Category

Library Item

Item no

14776

Title

Torwood, Stirlingshire

Description

The ruin of an L-shaped castle has been sketched. A tower juts out from the main building. To the right of the tower is a high wall. The castle appears to have been built around a rocky formation.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1826

Size

13.5 x 21.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Torwood is thought to have been built around 1566. It was the home of the Forester family, who held a hereditary role as royal foresters, and looked after the Royal Forest of Torwood.

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Homes > Derelict buildings and excavation sites > Disrepair (homes)

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Scotland > Stirlingshire

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