Renewed Life for Scottish Castles by Richard Fawcett, Allan R... - 9781902771861

Renewed Life for Scottish CastlesAuthor(s): Richard Fawcett, Allan Rutherford\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Council for British Archaeology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Council for British Archaeology\nISBN-13: 9781902771861, 978-1902771861\nSynopsis\nCastles, both ruined and occupied, are amongst the most deeply evocative buildings in the Scottish landscape. This book considers the history of the conservation and restoration of a number of those buildings against the background of what the idea of the castle has meant to Scots over the centuries. The authors draw on their extensive knowledge of castles across Scotland, as well as on their practical experience in advising on recent conservation and restoration projects. They begin by briefly considering the history of castles and by exploring their role in Scottish society, before moving on to consider the ways in which they were absorbed within later building complexes as domestic requirements and social aspirations changed.