Scotland:  Dramatic Places - Historic Sites
By:  Brian C. Mack
Artist:  Karol K. Mack
 
                                                                                                                                                         
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DIRELTON
CASTLE

DIRELTON
CASTLE

Direlton Castle
SCOTLAND

Dates from:  1200s
Associated Clans / Families:
Congilton, Vaux, Haliburton, Ruthven, Erskine, Maxwell, then Nisbet
 

Direlton Castle once had an impressive gatehouse with a drawbridge over a moat.  The castle was built in the 1200’s and besieged in 1298.  Direlton was destroyed by General Monck in 1650.  The painting represents the castle in 2006.

Pictured

Direlton Castle  10" x 8" oil

Direlton Castle is included in the Lowlands Map.

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 Castles & Clans:
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