Brechin Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

15105

Title

Brechin Castle

Description

A view of a large high walled castle situated at the top of a steep rocky hillside above a loch. The castle is a square shaped building with rounded towers at the corners and many tall and narrow windows. There are trees scattered across the hill side below.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1815

Size

18.5 x 12 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Brechin Caslte is now part of the Dalhousie Estate, owned and run by the Earl of Dalhousie. The original castle was constructed of stone in the 13th Century, but an extensive re-construction completed from 1696-1709, altered the look of the castle completely.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Places > Scotland > Angus

Plants > Trees > Trees

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