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Threave Castle
nr Castle Douglas
Galloway DG7 1RX
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'Architecture: the changing needs of society' by Geoffrey Stell, in Scottish
Society in the Fifteenth Century, edited by Jennifer M Brown (E. Arnold,
1977) £19.50
In this article Geoffrey Stell questions the traditional view of Scottish castles
as a 'barometer' of political unrest, and suggests ways in which they can be
read differently.
Scottish Architecture: From the accession of the Stewarts to the Reformation,
1371-1560 by Richard Fawcett (Edinburgh University Press, 1994) £39
A good overview of Scottish architecture, both secular and ecclesiastical, with
a chapter on castles.
The Scottish Castle by Stewart Cruden (Nelson, 1960) Out of print but
available from some libraries.
The standard textbook on Scottish Castles, Cruden's book still has plenty to
recommend it, even though some of the ideas (for example, 'a tower and nothing
but a tower') have been challenged by Chris Tabraham and Geoffrey Stell.
The Black Douglases by Michael Brown (Tuckwell Press, 1998) £30
A comprehensive treatment of the most powerful noble dynasty in late medieval
Scotland until its fall in 1455, of which the siege at Threave was the last
act in the drama.
James II by Christine McGladdery (John Donald, 1990) £12.50
First biography of the king who hounded the Black Douglases into exile. The
artillery platform at Threave Castle was built in anticipation of an assault
from James and his heavy guns.
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