Description | Set of typed lecture notes with annotations and corrects. Pages are numbered 2 - 23 with an additional un-numbered page after 23. The top of page two has the note: 'this is the Gordon's College lecture'. The lecture discusses 'Z' plan castles, their structure and geographical situation. The lecture continues to discuss life in a castle, servants, defences and the subsequent alteration to the structure of a castle with the development of weaponry. Specific examples mentioned in the notes are the burning of Frendraught in Aberdeenshire and discussions of Glenbuchat castle. Page 17 has been torn into two pieces. |