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Rosslyn Chapel
J S & S "St Giles" series of card

Châteaux en Ecosse (Girnigoe et Sinclair)

wikipedia - 13:42, 2 February 2007 Bilou

 

Sinclair castles
"Castles that were either built by the Sinclairs or came
into their possession include:

* Roslin Castle, in Midlothian, is considered to be the
earliest seat of the Sinclairs in Scotland. It was
probably begun by Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
(c.1345-c.1400).[10] His family also built the famed
Rosslyn Chapel nearby.

* Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is perhaps the best-known
Sinclair Castle. It was dramatically situated on the cliffs
just outside Wick. Although now ruined, it is well worth
a visit and it still contains both a secret chamber in the
vaulting of the kitchen ceiling and a grim dungeon
where, it is said, the 4th Earl of Caithness imprisoned
his son and heir and fed him salt beef so that
eventually he died mad with thirst.

* Castle of Mey is another former Sinclair property
which although was originally known as the Castle of
Mey, its name was changed for a time to Barrogill
Castle. It was built by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of
Caithness. In 1952 the castle was purchased by HM
The Queen Mother who changed its name back to
Castle of Mey.

* Sinclairs have owned, at one time or another, a great
many Scottish castles, including Ackergill Tower, Braal
Castle, Brims Castle, Dunbeath Castle, Keiss Castle,
and the Castle of Old Wick."

Clan Sinclair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Sinclair
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