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Description: | Drawing by John Elphinestone (1706-1753), thought to be Meggernie Castle in the Glen of Lyon, Scotland. The original castle was a 17th century tower and this would have had a thatched roof. The slates were added by Duncan Campbell after 1603. The River Lyon is a tributary of the River Tay and is approximately 30 miles in length. Elphinestone was a military engineer and topographer who worked in both Edinburgh and London. He became known for his maps of Scotland which were the most detailed and accurate ever created and were used by both sides during the Jacobite Rebellion. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Elphinestone, John | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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