A Son of the Rock

We had a trip up north in October 2018 and visited Drum Castle on the way. The castle was originally built in the 1200s.

Castle from car park:-

Rear of castle:-

From grounds:-

Facade and entrance:-

The external stairway (in photograph 3 above) leads to a door to these stairs. I believe it was the original entrance:-

Tower:-

Walk round battlements:-

Vertiginous view from battlement:-

Historic rose garden:-

The garden has a human sundial where if you stand in the correct place your body acts as a gnomon. The arc of stones indicates the times of day:-

The centre portion where you need to stand is marked variously March, April, May, June, July, August, September. I don’t know if the sun is too low in the sky – or too weak – in the winter months:-