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

HUME
CASTLE

Hume Castle
SCOTLAND

Dates from:  1200s
Associated Clans / Families:
Home
 

Standing on a hill with views in every direction, Hume Castle served as a beacon to warn of invasion.  A structure has existed at this location from the 13^th century.  The formidable castle was destroyed in 1515 and rebuilt four years later, only to be besieged in 1547 and 1569, and destroyed again in 1650.  The current “castle” is a folly, built in 1794 on the foundations of the original structure.  The paintings render a 2004 view.

Pictured:

TOP:

Hume Castle   8" x 10" oil

BOTTOM:

Hume Castle, Foundations  8" x 10" oil

An excerpt from the book Scotland:  Castles and Clans the Legends.

From:

 Larger Schemes

A Legend of Hume Castle

. . .  My home, Hume Castle, stands like a beacon near the border of Scotland and England.  A stone-mason by trade and a soldier by necessity, I have had, all my life, a double interest in her walls.  Even now, I spend my time fortifying the very bulwarks whose protection I enjoy.  Through the years, the masonry has consumed most of my days, but not without frequent interruption.  Clan raids occur with frequency here in the Lowlands; and a s the skirmishes come and go, I periodically trade my trowel for a sword . . .

Told from the perspective

of Coll Eaton 

Hume Castle is included in the Lowlands Map.

Map:

 Castles & Clans:
Scottish Lowlands

                                            
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