Fyvie Castle. General view of West elevation during restoration. Digital image of B 10757 CN.
SC 802259
Description Fyvie Castle. General view of West elevation during restoration. Digital image of B 10757 CN.
Date 1/6/1988
Catalogue Number SC 802259
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 10757 CN
Scope and Content West elevation, Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, from west This photograph shows the castle in 1988, two years into a major restoration programme. Behind scaffolding, stonework has been exposed, and is being repaired before protective harling can be applied. A section of roofing has also been removed (centre). The tower on the left is the Meldrum Tower, named after some of the earliest owners of the castle. At the right of the photograph, the edge of the Leith Tower, built in 1890, can be seen. Tradition held that, the five towers at Fyvie were all built by different families. Although this is not now thought to be the case, the names of the towers still commemorate the owners of Fyvie. Fyvie Castle was bought by The National Trust for Scotland in 1984. In 1986, a seven-year programme of restoration began. Prior to The Trust buying the castle, it had been owned successively by six families, after it was granted to Sir James Lindsay (d.1397) in 1380. Fyvie was first built in the 13th century as a royal fortress. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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