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The Elizabeth Sword carried by Dame Katherine Grainger DBE. The Elizabeth Sword is a ceremonial state sword kept in Edinburgh Castle.It is used on ceremonial occasions in place of the Sword of State, which is part of the Honours of Scotland (informally the Scottish Crown Jewels), that Scottish monarchs used at their coronation.
Kilbride Castle: Keep and courtyard: 12th century: Ruin: East Kilbride: Lanark Castle: Unknown: No remains: Lanark: Kenneth II held at least one parliament at Lanark Castle in 978. It played an important role in the Scottish Wars of Independence, being where William Wallace first drew his sword against the English. Lamington Tower: Tower house ...
Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4 Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castles in the Scottish Borders .
Melville Castle: Castellated mansion: 18th century: Restored: Private: Lasswade: Built on site of earlier castle [4] Now in use as a hotel: Newbattle Abbey: Fortified house: 17th century: Altered: Newbattle Abbey College: Dalkeith: Part of a former Cistercian Abbey, now a college: Roslin Castle: Keep & ranges: 14th century: Keep is a ruin ...
A 19th-century reconstruction of the keep at Château d'Étampes. Since the 16th century, the English word keep has commonly referred to large towers in castles. [4] The word originates from around 1375 to 1376, coming from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel. [5]
The Sword of State, also referred to as the Papal Sword, is a ceremonial sword that served as part of the Honours of Scotland but ceased being formally used in 2022. It was presented to the King of Scotland by Pope Julius II in 1507 and continued to be used as the sword of state for Scotland until 2022 when it was deemed too fragile to continue ...
Dunstaffnage Castle: Castle of enceinte: c. 1220: Ruined: Historic Scotland: Almost entirely 13th century, although the upper gatehouse is late 15th century: Duntrune Castle: Tower house: 13th century: Still in use as a residence: Chief of Clan Malcolm: Argyll: The tower house is a 17th-century addition: Dunyvaig Castle: Courtyard castle: 13th ...
Gartly Castle: Keep 15th century No remains Near Gartly 57.3897°N 2.7770°W Glenbuchat Castle: Z-plan tower house: 1590: Ruined: Historic Scotland: Kildrummy: Huntly Castle: L-plan tower house: 15th to 17th century: Ruined: Historic Scotland: Huntly: decorative plasterwork: Inchdrewer Castle: Tower house: 16th century: Ruined: Private: South ...