Photographic copy of pencil drawing of remains of Corstorphine Castle, insc; 'Ruin of the Castle, of the Lords Foresters near the village of Corstorphine from Nature by A Archer 28th October 1834'

Description Photographic copy of pencil drawing of remains of Corstorphine Castle, insc; 'Ruin of the Castle, of the Lords Foresters near the village of Corstorphine from Nature by A Archer 28th October 1834'

Date 28/10/1834

Catalogue Number SC 565506

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of EDD 406/1 P

Scope and Content 19th-century pencil drawing of the ruins of Corstorphine Castle, Corstorphine, Edinburgh Corstorphine Castle, built by Sir Adam Forrester in the late 14th century as his family seat, stood on a strategically important strip of land to the south of the church, protected by Corstorphine Loch to the east, and Gogar Loch to the west. The castle, of which nothing now remains, was, in its heyday, an impressive fortress, surrounded by a moat, with an interior courtyard protected by solid curtain walls and massive towers on each corner. Adam Forrester, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Deputy-Governor of Edinburgh Castle, built Corstorphine Castle after acquiring the estate of Corstorphine in 1374. It remained the family seat until 1713, when it was bought by Sir James Dick of Prestonfield. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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