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tooti frooti My name is Ruth, I am 15 years old and I have to do a school project on castles in connection with Macbeth, which we have just read. In particular I need the floorplans of castles from around 1100 AD. Castles with a connection to the play, such as ones in Glamis, Fife and Scone, would be of most use, but what I'd really like is a link which gives you the floorplans of a lot of the castles in Scotland, so that I can compare them. Info on the history of the castle in Scotland and their common aspects would also be appreciated. I also need the info quite soon, so that I can proceed to the next section of the project. Thanks a lot!
Maria look here http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/index.htm
Levan Take a look at www.castle-levan.co.uk which has detailed plans, elevations and cut-outs of the 14th Century Castle Levan in Scotland.
Sorry - elevations and cutouts no longer there - but the plans are.
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Aiken Drum I believe the link that Maria has given may be an older version of that site.
Mr Mason no longer lives there!
An improved version is available at http://www.gordons-castles.co.uk
...a domain name suggested by Levan I think.
Unfortunately there are no castles with genuine links to Macbeth, since those in Scotland postdate his reign, 'the earliest confirmed dating' of an extant castle being Castle Sween at c1200.
Here is the link for Cawdor Castle's official website, it being the castle most frequently associated with Macbeth, it even has a page on the man himself and his 'links' with Cawdor. http://www.cawdorcastle.com/
Remember that Shakespeare was a man with a limited knowledge of Scottish history, and wht he did know he was willing to corrupt to suit dramatic needs. He also used sources which were 'embroidered',chronicles written long after MacBeth's reign, which added a little colour to the facts.
Here is an account of the real Macbeth, a king who ruled for a remarkable (for those days) 17 years, and who instituted Scotland's first legal system and created such a stable and prosperous kingdom that he was able to travel to Rome on pilgramage
and spread alms 'like seed'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_of_Scotland
For Donnchad read Duncan in that article.
[This message has been edited by Aiken Drum (edited 06-13-2006).]
Aiken Drum Levan's floorplans are now available at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gscrp/Levan.html
courtesy of the man himself.
Levan Just a wee bit of clarification. It's me (Levan) who used to live at Castle Levan - not Mr Mason (who is a friend and former moderator of this site). I used to host many drawings and plans on my Castle Levan website, which unfortunately is no longer live (the former www.castlelevan.c?m domain name was swallowed-up by a predator during a transition in ownership).
The current www.castle-levan.co.uk is hosted by the new owners of Castle Levan, which contains a few diagrams and photos (some of which I provided - although they have many excellent new photos of their own).
My more detailed drawing of Castle Levan are now being very kindly hosted by Gordon (Mr Mason) on http://www.gordons-castles.co.uk and more specifically, http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gscrp/Levan.html
You may also be interested to know that Gordon has written an excellent book about Scottish Castles:
"The Castles of Glasgow and the Clyde" available from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1899874186/202-5825582-0776669?v=glance&n=266239

Levan
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[This message has been edited by Levan (edited 07-24-2006).]
Aiken Drum Sorry if I confused the issue.
Levan No problem!
tooti frooti thanks a lot, guys! you really helped a lot! i'll let you know what mark i get!
Aiken Drum You're welcome.
Christina S I have to do research on typical 11th cenury castles and then do a detailed floor plan of macbeth's castle including the banquet room, the bedrooms, the large open space in the middle, the watchtower, and the kitchen. Can you guys please help me??
Aiken Drum Read the answer I've given above.
This might be useful http://www.castleduncan.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36
and there are many many sets of floorplans of Scottish Castles at http://www.castleduncan.com/forum/index.php?showforum=7
but you will never find floorplans from castles of the 11th c because there were no castles in Macbeths Scotland. Crannogs, Brochs, and hillforts, but no castles.
Aiken Drum www.gordons-castles is now defunct, Levan's splendid plans and drawings are preserved in their full glory at http://www.castleduncan.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=495&st=35&gopid=24487&#entry24487
where other drawings, a history and general chat/tittle tattle are available.
AJR Thanks Aiky!
DerpMcHerp Scottish castles make you have cat hair on your feets and makes you grow hotdog hair
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