Royston Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

579

Title

Royston Castle

Description

The ruin of a castle sits on a hilly slope. A large derelict keep is surrounded by inner battlements and buildings. An arched entrance gateway is infront of the keep. A smaller wall runs round the outer perimeter. There is an opening in the outer wall, the door is closed. Within the outer wall there are grassy slopes and paths. The outer wall cuts through a rocky outcrop. Part of the rocks reach out into coastal water. There is a smal beach beside the rocks. People are walking on a path beside the water.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1817

Size

19 x 25 cm.

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Granton Castle, otherwise known as Royston Castle, dates from the 15th Century. It was originally owned by the Melville family of Fife. It was in ruins by the mid 18th Century, and was completely dismantled in 1928.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Water > Seas

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Trails and paths

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