Engraving of Avondale Castle seen beyond a single-span bridge. Titled 'Strathaven. The castle of Strathaven is beautifully situated on the banks of the river Avon, in the county of Lanark. There is no ...
DP 098450
Description Engraving of Avondale Castle seen beyond a single-span bridge. Titled 'Strathaven. The castle of Strathaven is beautifully situated on the banks of the river Avon, in the county of Lanark. There is no certqain tradition as to the year in which it was built. It is generally supposed to have been by Andrew, first Lord Avendale, who was created in 1456. The barony and lordship of Avendale were exchanged by Andrew the third Lord with Sir James Hamilton of Fynnart, for the barony of Ochiltrie in Ayrshire. They afterwards came into the Duke of Hamilton's family, whose property they still remain. ADC.' [Adam de Cardonnel, "Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland," 1788.]
Date c. 1788
Collection General Collection
Catalogue Number DP 098450
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of RAB 292/270
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1234314
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. Illustration in Views in Scotland
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