Posted in Art, History, Trips, War Memorials at 20:00 on 20 February 2020
Dining room:-
Ceiling of Library (formerly the servant’s Hall)
Window recess, Library. Note thickness of the wall, for defensive purposes:-
The muniments room was where the owner did his accounts and doled out money. The chair is said to be very old:-
Door to sitting room:-
Sitting room:-
Sitting room fireplace:-
Sitting room ceiling:-
van Dyk portrait of King Charles I in Drum Castle. Sadly photo did not turn out well:-
Bedroom:-
War Death Commemoration, Chapel, Drum Castle. Lieutenant Robert Hugh Irvine, the Gordon Highlanders, aged 22 years, killed at Singapore, 13/2/1942:-
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Posted in Architecture, History at 12:00 on 20 February 2020
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:-
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