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Welcome to the Scottish Castles Association website
The stone walls of Scotland's ancient castles, towers and fortified houses have witnessed, first-hand, the fascinating and tumultuous history of the Scottish nation. The Scottish Castles Association aims to help facilitate the protection, conservation or restoration of these unique properties for future generations to study, research and appreciate.
Dry Stane Dykin' Course
Want to learn how to repair or build a dry stone wall? A Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre's course "Building and Repairing Dry Stone Walls" is to be held on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th of February 2012 at the National Trust for Scotland's Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire. Limited places.
Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre Event
Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre's forthcoming course "Surveying the Condition and Assessing the Conservation, Repair & Maintenance Requirements of Traditional Buildings". Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of February 2012 at the National Trust for Scotland's Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
Scottish Castle Association News
Check this section, which is regularly updated, for any snippets of news covering interesting topics which, we feel, will be of interest to Castle enthusiasts and general history buffs.
Fatlips Tower £200,000 upgrade
Fatlips Tower, a landmark building in the Scottish Borders is to undergo a major renovation that will secure its future.
Scottish Castle Postcard Collection - Now Live!
Members can now login in to view SCA member Brian McGarrigle's wonderful extensive collection of old postcards. Each postcard shows a picture of a Scottish Castle as it looked around the year 1900. Brian's been collecting castle postcards for over, let's just say, many years. Over 1300 images.
Members' Request Announcement
If you are a member, and don't yet have your account login details, please let us know via our online contact page. We are trying to gather as many members' email addresses as possible in order to get in touch with you easily. If you do not have an email address, please still request login details.
Bringing Barholm Castle back to life
Barholm Castle is a traditional Scottish tower house situated 312 ft. above sea level on a hillside overlooking Wigtown Bay and the Machars of Wigtownshire. Janet Inglis describes the project to transform Barholm Castle from a roofless ruin to a beautiful comfortable home.
SCA Castle Photo Archive (members only)
One of the main benefits of joining the SCA is being given special access to our exclusive Castle Image Collection on this website, showing photographs of nearly all historical Scottish buildings which have been accumulated by SCA member John Pringle. A must for castle lovers and historians!
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OLD CASTLE POSTCARDSView our extensive collection of castle postcards (circa 1900).
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