Thirlestane Castle
Park (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Thirlestane Castle
Classification Park (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 55901
Site Number NT54NW 7.01
NGR NT 533 478
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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Thirlestane Castle, NT54NW 7.1, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
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A young Italian rider looks towards the next jump during competition
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A Spanish rider's horse takes off at a fence during competition
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Horse and rider are seen about to land after leaping over a fence of hedging during competition
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Oblique aerial view from NW showing castle and surrounding park.
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Oblique aerial view from SSE showing the castle and the surrounding park with possible evidence of temporary stalls and huts for the horse trials.
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A young rider works hard to control her horse near water during competition
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A young rider successfully clears a fence
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Emerging from the water during cross-country competition
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the ESE.
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A fence pole goes flying as a young rider fails to clear a jump with her horse
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Concentration shows on the face of a rider as her horse clears a log during competition
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A disappointed Czech competitor rides on after knocking the top pole from a fence, with an appropriate 'sad face' in the background
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A young rider and her horse gallop between fences in competition
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Clearing a fence during cross-country competition
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Oblique aerial view from NW showing part of the castle park and possible evidence of temporary stalls and huts for the horse trials with the castle in the top left-hand corner of the photograph.
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30/8/1995
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Oblique aerial view from SW.
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Oblique aerial view from SE.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the SE.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the NW.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the WNW.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the WSW.
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Driving rain challenges a rider and horse as they compete in the cross-country round
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A Spanish rider's horse refuses at a fence during competition
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A Spanish rider and his horse race towards the finish in competition
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Horse and rider in action during competition
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the SSW.
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View of policy woodlands from E.
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A young rider skilfully controls her horse in showery conditions
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A young horse rider successfully jumps a double fence
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A Czech competitor knocks the top pole from a fence with her horse
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A young Italian rider is silhouetted against the sky as she returns after her show-jumping round in the competition
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Horse and rider splash through the water during competition
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the S.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the NE.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the NNE.
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A young rider in action as her horse leaps a fence during competition
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Concentration shows on the face of a rider as her horse jumps a fence during competition
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Horse and rider negotiate a difficult jump over logs during competition
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A safe landing, as horse and rider clear a fence during competition
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A young rider and her horse approach the water during competition
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Oblique aerial view.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the NNE.
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11/7/2005
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Oblique aerial view from E showing the castle and the surrounding park with possible evidence of temporary stalls and huts for the horse trials.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
30/8/1995
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Oblique aerial view centred on the castle, with the park adjacent, taken from the SSW.
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View of parkland.
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1986
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A German rider is poised to jump a fence during the show-jumping competition
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Horse and rider (no. 208) successfully clear a double fence and enter the water
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Horse and rider gallop on through the water
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A Spanish rider's horse leaps a fence during competition
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Horse and rider are seen leaping high over a log during competition
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A young rider and her horse leap over an obstacle of logs during competition
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