The Fortified House in Scotland

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The Fortified House in Scotland is a five-volume book by the Scottish author Nigel Tranter .

Written between 1962 and 1970, it includes nearly 700 buildings in Scotland generally referred to as castles, small castles , defense towers and fortified manor houses. Tranter illustrated each example with pen and pen.

The work was an extension of The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland 1400-1650 , which Tranter had written in the 1930s. However, much of his work is no longer in line with current research. The first four editions were published by Oliver & Boyd , the fourth by W. & R. Chambers . Tranter's work was reprinted in 1977 and 1986 by James Thin , reprinted The Mercat Press , to which Tranter made some revisions. The additional notes, the notes originally made in the fifth volume, have been redistributed across their respective volumes.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nigel Tranter: The Fortified House in Scotland . Volume 1, 1962.