Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland
An example of 16th-century Scottish architecture, which is both intact and hardly altered.
The castle owes its striking appearance to asymmetrical square garrett chambers corbelled out over two circular towers at diagonally opposite corners.
Built by John Strachan between 1569 and 1588, and later owned by 'Bonnie Dundee', John Graham of Claverhouse, it was inhabited into the 19th century
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Claypotts Castle | Auld Places
You can find Claypotts Castle near Dundee, and it's often referred to as Scotland's quirkiest castle. The castle itself has a strange design and it's just off a busy road.
In this video, Shooting In The Wild filmmaker Andrew imagines being held captive in a castle like this!
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Cloudy Day Drive To Claypotts Castle Dundee Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a cloudy day drive to Claypotts Castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee. It is one of the best preserved examples of a 16th century Z-plan tower house in Scotland. The land on which the castle was built was originally leased by the Strachan family from the Tironensian Abbey of Lindores in Fife starting in the early 16th century. In 1601 the Strachan family sold the castle to Sir William Graham of Ballunie who later sold it to Sir William Graham of Claverhouse. The castle became the property of the crown in 1689 after the death of the then current owner Viscount Dundee John Graham of Claverhouse at the battle of Killiecrankie. In 1694 the castle was given to James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas. The castle later became the property of his son the Duke of Douglas and after his death in 1761 became the subject of a legal battle for the next eight years until the courts ruled Archibald Douglas to be heir. Ownership later passed to the 13th Earl of Home through marriage.
Claypotts Dundee Drone Aerial Views
Aerial 360 drone views from above Claypotts junction and looking over the city of Dundee. Also if you look towards the River Tay you can see a new arrival coming to Forth Ports Dundee.
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Claypotts Castle
Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland, is fortified house of the 16th century, the Tower Fortalice and Mannor Place of Claypotts was built between 1569 and 1588 by John Strachan or Strathauchin, a cadet branch of Strachan of Angus and Thornton in the Mearns. It is situated close to the junction of the A92 and B978 roads between Dundee and Broughty Ferry.
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graham byrne magdalen green in dundee
copyright protected 2018 graham byrne songs/music Dundee Scotland uk.a folk song penned about a nice wee place in Dundee.
Findlater Castle, Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Findlater Castle, Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Winter Morning Drive Into The City Centre Of Dundee Tayside Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a Winter morning drive on the A85 road into the City Centre of Dundee, Tayside
Dundee and surrounding areas by drone...
A compilation of videos taken by my Phantom 3 Advanced around Dundee and surrounding areas... feel free to share
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TBS Discovery Pro ,HMS Duncan on a visit to Dundee,Scotland
The ship is named after Admiral Duncan, Dundee's most famous naval son who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown in Holland in 1797.
HMS Duncan, the final Type 45 destroyer, was the most complete at launch in October 2010 and will be the quickest from launch to delivery to her base port of Portsmouth. She entered service with the Royal Navy on September 26 2013
Lordscairnie Castle ( Ruin )
The castle was constructed in around 1495 by Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford (d.1517). It was originally an L-plan tower house with five storeys. It is owned by the Blackburn family who also own Fernie Castle in Fife.
According to John Knox, James V of Scotland visited the castle just before his death in 1542.
As of February 2013, the castle is for sale, at the price of £220,000.The sales particulars mention that the castle is a Category B Listed Building, but not that it is a monument scheduled under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.
Dundee City - Scotland
Dundee city : a lovely city in the east of scotland :)
Old Photographs Dundee Scotland
Tour Scotland video of old Photographs of Dundee. The rise of the textile industries in Dundee brought with it an expansion of supporting industries, notably of the whaling, maritime and shipbuilding industries and extensive development of the waterfront area started in 1815 to cope with increased demand for port capacity. At its height, 200 ships per year were built there, including Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic research vessel, the RRS Discovery. While the city's economy was dominated by the jute industry, it also became known for smaller industries. Most notable among these were James Keiller's and Sons, established in 1795, which pioneered commercial marmalade production and the publishing firm DC Thomson, which was founded in the city in 1905. Dundee was said to be built on the three Js': Jute, Jam and Journalism. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
Mains Castle, Dundee, Scotland
A quick lunch time flight around Mains Castle, Dundee, Scotland.
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Lorna explores the beautiful Dundas Castle in Scotland | FULL INSERT
This stunning Scottish castle has a rich history and looks like it jumped out of a fairy tale!
Broughty Ferry Castle (Dundee, Scotland) - DJI Phantom 3 Drone Flight
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the river Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490.
The castle saw military action during the 16th-century War of the Rough Wooing. After the battle of Pinkie in September 1547 it was surrendered by purchase to the English by its owner, Lord Gray of Foulis. A messenger from the castle, Rinyon (Ninian) Cockburn, who spoke to the English supreme commander the Duke of Somerset before the castle was rendered was given a £4 reward. The Scottish keeper, Henry Durham, was rewarded with an English pension, income from the fishing, and an import/export licence. Durham later lent the English commander £138. William Patten, the English writer who accompanied Somerset, noted the castle's strategic importance.
The Earl of Argyll tried to capture the castle on 22 November 1547 and again in January 1548 with 150 men led by the soldier Duncan Dundas, without success. Thomas Wyndham brought two more ships in December 1547 and burnt Balmerino Abbey on Christmas Day. On 12 January 1548, one hundred matchlock guns were delivered from Berwick, with powder flasks, matches, touch-boxes, and bullet moulds.
Military and modern use
In 1846 the castle was bought by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company in order to build an adjacent harbour for their railway ferry. In 1855 the castle was acquired by the War Office with the intention of using it to defend the harbour from the Russians. In 1860 renewed fears of a French invasion led the War Office to rebuild and fortify the site. The site was rebuilt according to the designs of Robert Rowand Anderson. The walls of the main courtyard were rebuilt and new wing and courtyard were added to the tower. A caponier was added along the south-east side of the courtyard. Emplacements for nine large guns were also constructed. A small enclosure on the west side of the courtyard was also built.
From 1886 to 1887 a range was built to house submarine miners to the east of the castle. In an emergency these would lay mines in the Tay Estuary to damage enemy shipping. In 1889–1891 a magazine was built within the western enclosure which also led to a major remodeling of the gun emplacements. The castle remained in military use until 1932, and again between 1939 and 1949. The last defence-related alteration was made in the Second World War when a defence post was built within the top of the main tower.
In 1969 the castle opened as a museum operated by Dundee city council.
Aerial video of the Old Keiller Factory, Dundee, Scotland
I was recently given permission to film at the old Keiller factory before the land is re-developed for housing. Read more: yeken.uk/aerial-video-of-the-old-keiller-factory-dundee-scotland
Abandoned Ecclesgreig Castle
Morning Drive Into Dundee Tayside Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a cloudy morning drive along Perth Road and South Tay Street to the West Port on ancestry visit to Dundee, Tayside. The original West Port was one of the chief Gates of the burgh, as it controlled all traffic going westward or coming from that direction. It is probable that Sir William Wallace made his escape through it to the Carse of Gowrie after he had slain the son of Governor Selbie.