Pics from Crichton Castle (Royalty free)
10 miles SE of Edinburgh, was built in 13th century by Crichton family; in the 1580s the Earl of Boswell
made lots of improvements transforming the medieval castle into a remarkable Renaissance residence; Sir Walter Scott has described the castle in his “Marmion” ; became ruins in 1659 when its masonry was due to financial difficulties of the owner taken away for other building purposes;
