The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry | Goblinshead | A comprehensive guide to 4,100 castles, towers, historic houses, stately homes and family lands
The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry | Goblinshead | A comprehensive guide to 4,100 castles, towers, historic houses, stately homes and family lands
The Castles of Scotland
The Castles of Scotland 

What’s New

What has changed for the fifth edition

Information on the new (sixth) edition to appear shortly…

 

What was new for the fifth edition is shown below…

  • deluxe hardback (ppc with 64pp of colour illus) and paperback editions
  • 4,100 entries (which actually cover far more sites than this), 1,000 more than the previous edition
  • Existing entries all reviewed, most expanded
  • Opening, websites and contact comprehensively updated
  • Deluxe edition has 64 pages of colour photos (112)
  • Redesigned entries, which now include post codes (use with caution)
  • Increased number of and many new illustrations
  • Maps have been redrawn with grid boxes and new codes added for locating castles in the text
  • Index added for all the sites in the text and cross-references (10,000 entries)
  • New indexes to find: open to the public; accommodation providers; wedding venues; gardens; and more
  • Index by clan and family names greatly expanded and revised
  • New section on titles and offices of state
  • Printed by Bell & Bain in Glasgow
Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Palace (© Martin Coventry)

New sixth edition in preparation: more than 1,500 additional sites, hundreds more illustrations, comprehensive online maps and indexes, and much much more.

Due for 2025, and still a huge amount of work to do … more info to follow soon.

Check any and all opening and access information with the sites themselves…

Contact

Goblinshead

Cockenzie House
22 Edinburgh Road
Cockenzie

EH32 0HY

 

Email: info@thecastlesofscotland.co.uk

 

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